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JD Flynn

16 Nov, 10 tweets, 2 min read

At #USCCB20, election results will be announced. Bishops voted ahead of time on new committee members and a new general secretary, who is kind of the CEO of the USCCB.

Bishops can submit names of candidates. GS is to be a priest, by the bylaws.

There were two candidates: Msgr Jeff Burrell, who is associate gen secretary, and Fr. Michael Fulller, who heads the USCCB doctrine office.

#USCCB20.

GS serves a term of 5 years.

Msgr. Brian Bransfield's term has expired. Bransfield, a Philly priest, had been previously an associate general secretary.

#USCCB20.

Msgr. Burrill elected General Secretary.

Bishops voted ahead of time by paper ballot.
Surprisingly, vote totals are not revealed.
That is unusual compared to ordinary elections.

#USCCB20

Now committee chairmanships.

Bransfield says we will not see bar charts, but he will tell how many won votes.

USCCB chairman elect of committee on priorities and plans:
+Broglio reelected.

Religious liberty:
+Dolan: 134 votes
+Wenski: 106.
+Dolan wins.

Catholic education:
+Daly- 139
+Hartmayer - 103
+Daly elected to Catholic ed

Comms:
+Coyne: 97
+Reed: 144
+Reed elected.

Cultural diversity:
+Cepeda: 155
+Rodriguez: 74

Doctrine:
+Cahill: 91
+Flores: 146
+Flores elected to doctrine

National Collections:
+McKnight: 104
+Wall:136
+Wall elected

Pro-life:
+Aquila: 102
+Lori: 139
+Lori elected.

Committee members for Catholic Relief Services:

+Cahill
+cisneros
+Favre
+Garcia
+Hebda
+Tobin
+Zaramo

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The Church's communion is a communio of faith, governance, and sacraments.

We worship God together, profess one creed, and submit to the authority of that Church.

I have rarely been in a Catholic context in which that communion isn't strained.

But that shouldn't surprise us.

Each baptized person is tempted in different ways, is disordered in different ways, is flawed, broken, or malformed in different ways.

We each need God's sanctifying grace and abundant mercy in a way particular to our own brokenness.

And each of our sins is an obstacle to ecclesial communion.

So throw us into engagement w/ each other, and it's going to be a real freak show, to use a theological term.

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Bishops who spent two afternoons discussing McCarrick Report, systemic racism in the U.S., and pandemic are being criticized for... for prioritizing abortion over those things after saying for two minutes that a Catholic president who supports abortion poses challenges?

It's not that I'm surprised, it's just that I'm always incredulous.

But don't worry! The bishops are also being criticized by the very same people who have been calling for them to say something like this, since, after all, they didn't say it on the timetable demanded by the twitterati.

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JD Flynn

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17 Nov

+Gomez at USCCB20:

Chairman of committees have expressed concern in the wake of the election.

Gomez:

We are facing a unique moment in our history. The president-elect professes the Catholic faith-- he has given us reason to think he will support some good policies, but also some that are at odds with our preeminent priority of the elimination of abortion.

+Gomez:

Those policies present challenges to the common good and confusion to the Catholic faithful.

This is a difficult and complex situation. Initiating a working group to address this. Will provide more information shortly

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JD Flynn

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17 Nov

+Gomez at USCCB: Msgr Bransfield has served the USCCB generously for 13 years. He has been General Secretary and other positions. Our heartfelt thanks.

Msgr. Bransfield:
A couple of years ago, my cell phone rang and it Fr. Steve Dougherty. He had been my pastor, a seminary professor, and was my friend.

#USCCB20

Msgr. Bransfield:

I was late, and didn't know if I should answer, I didn't have time. Why did I answer?
"Hi Steve, how are you?"
"Brian, I'm dying."

My body stopped, my mind froze. The raw immediacy of those words struck hard.

#USCCB20

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17 Nov

At #USCCB20, bishops will now discuss racism.

+Fabre, chair of ad hoc committee against racism, will initiate discussion.

Yesterday, I spelled His Excellency's name incorrectly, several times. I apologize to His Excellency, and to you, dear reader.

The proper spelling is Shelton Fabre.

+Fabre: Racially-related events of the last summer confirm the truth of "Open Wide Our Hearts," the USCCB's 2018 pastoral letter on racism.

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17 Nov

At #USCCB20, +Coakley, chairman of domestic justice and homan development committee, presenting on coronavirus pandemic.

*human

#USCCB20 on pandemic:

+Coakley- bishops have advocated for the poor, the marginalized, elderly people, for Catholic schools and charities, for prisoners, and others impacted by crisis.

conference presses for "urgent relief that affects millions."

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