U subotu, glumica Patricia Heaton, otvorena kršćanska konzervativka, odgovorila je na tweet novinara i osnivača Catholic Voices (Katolički glasovi), Austena Ivereigha:
Or @Pontifex could just release all the records himself and save everyone a lot of unnecessary time and trouble, right? Stop trying to paint obfuscation and coverup as some kind of heroic act. https://t.co/0aBwd5geTb
— Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) September 1, 2018
Ubrzo nakon tweeta Heatonove, Ivereigh je odgovorio slijedećom objavom:
I think you may be confusing the pope with the CEO of a corporation who has justify himself to shareholders. The Holy See is a sovereign state; it doesn’t “release records”. Nor does the pope respond to lobbies or pressure groups. Keeping some things private is not “covering up”.
— Austen Ivereigh (@austeni) September 1, 2018
To je potaknulo Heaton da uzvrati serijom tweetova:
Your arrogance is quite bold. The laity is the church. They have sacrificed finances to give their children a catholic education, have tithed, followed church tradition, looked for guidance. To have any moral authority, @Pontifex must release any reports of abuse. Period. https://t.co/6yjcSIO8es
— Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) September 1, 2018
My grandmother had 15 children – Catholic Mother of the Year. My father sent all 5 of us to catholic school on a reporter’s low salary and faithfully tithed to parish, Boystown and Maryknoll Missions. My sister is a Nashville Dominican. Transparency now.
— Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) September 1, 2018
I don’t care if every previous Pope is exposed. My allegiance is not to any man or institution, but only to Christ crucified and risen, who warned that it would be better to drown with a millstone around your neck than to cause his little ones to stumble.
— Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) September 1, 2018
Potom je u nedjelju Heaton nastavila citiravši stih iz Jakovljeve poslanice:
“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this:
to care for orphans and widows in their affliction
and to keep oneself unstained by the world.” James 1:18— Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) September 2, 2018
Daily Wire tražio je komentar od Heaton, ali do objave članka još nije dobio odgovor.
