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A Priest Tweeted Asking Women To Cover Up To Protect The 'Purity Of Men'—And The Backlash Was Swift AF

Father Kevin Cusick, a Catholic priest and retired Navy chaplain, tweeted on Monday, June 3, that women in church should cover their shoulders to protect "the purity of men."

Needless to say, Twitter responded to his suggestion with a never-ending wave of disagreement.


In his tweet, which has since been deleted, Cusick wrote:

"Ladies, a priest I know was forced on Sunday to ask a woman at Mass to cover her shoulders. Please help the priest to protect the purity of the men at holy Mass by choosing to dress modestly. The alternative is awkward for all involved. Thank you."

The tweet immediately received a slew of negative responses from both men and women who thought it shouldn't be women's responsibility to cover their shoulders so that men would remain "pure."



Other Twitter users pointed out the hypocrisy of Father Cusick calling for women to cover their shoulders so men's minds would remain pure while also part of an organization that covered up decades of sexual abuse against children.


There were some Twitter users who defended Father Cusick's perspective, believing women should dress "modestly" in church.

Shoulders are apparently quite scandalous in their minds.


Cusick would later double down on his previous statement, posting:

"By the way: I'm not backing down from this. I've thought about it, I've prayed about it and i'm not to going to engage in the endless Vatican II style debate that goes back-and-forth constantly and ends up nowhere."

Shortly thereafter, however, it seems Father Cusick was banned from Twitter for violating its rules against "abusive behavior" (though that likely has more to do with his frequent transphobic tweets than his call for covering shoulders).

The priest also commented in an email to Yahoo! Lifestyle:

"Twitter does not lend itself well to some sensitive subjects...another factor is that even though we may have a very valid point to make sometimes it just happens that we don't express it in a way that takes into account certain sensitivities and so because of that somebody becomes offended when that wasn't intended at all."

Cusick's words didn't stop Twitter from shredding him, however.


You know your argument is bad when the Church of Satan seems like the most logical voice.


Even other Catholic priests couldn't defend Cusick's stance.


What would Father Cusick's words look like if he was a woman?

It's unlikely, since he's been banned from Twitter, that Father Cusick has gotten a chance to read the wisdom given to him by many internet users in the comments.

One can only hope, or pray, that he's learned something from this.

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