2023-11-29 04:48:00
The Pope withdrew some of the Vatican privileges from the conservative American Cardinal Raymond Burkeclose sources revealed this Tuesday. This is the second decision by Francis that affects a conservative bishop in that country during November.
A senior official who participated in a regular Vatican meeting when Francis made the announcement to his collaborators last week, spoke on condition of anonymity and detailed that Burke had a large subsidized apartment and his salary revoked. He also quoted the Pope as saying that Burke, one of his most fervent critics, was “working against the church and against the papacy” and that had sown “disunity” in the church.
The official who participated in the meeting and detailed the move to revoke Burke’s privileges denied media reports that Francis had called “enemy” to the 75-year-old opponent.
Burke went so far as to accuse the Church of being a “rudderless ship” and even called on Catholics to disobey the Pope.
Burke does not hold any high position in the Vatican for years. He is a consultant to one of his courts, as are numerous cardinals who live outside Rome, and spends most of his time in his home state of Wisconsin. At this time, Burke has not received any notification about the measures being takenhis secretary said in a message to the agency AP and the news was first reported by conservative Italian media The New Daily Compass.
Raymond Burke’s criticisms of Pope Francis
The conservative is a strong critic of Francisco’s management in terms of openness on issues of sexuality and family. She went so far as to accuse the Church of being a “rudderless ship” and even He called on Catholics to disobey the Pope.
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On two occasions, Burke has joined other conservative cardinals in asking the pontiff formal questions, asking him to clarify matters of doctrine. His questions were related to the Pope’s approach to Catholics. divorced and remarried civilly and if the same sex couples They could receive blessings from the church. No “dubia” received an official response.
The Catholic Church typically encourages problematic clerics to resign, but Strickland refused and was removed this month.
The previous conservative dismissed in November by Francisco
Francis’ decision is the second affecting a conservative American bishop this month. On November 11, the pontiff removed another conservative critic, Bishop Joseph Strickland of Texas.after Strickland refused to resign following a Vatican investigation.
This is an unusual situation in the Catholic Church, where problematic high-ranking clerics are usually encouraged to resign. However, the bishop of Texas refused, prompting Francis to intervene. Strickland had been appointed by Benedict XVI in 2012 and became one of the most prominent critics of his successor.
American opponents, facing the Argentine Pope who seeks to forge a more compassionate church open to different points of view, They accuse him of causing confusion and failing to defend key Catholic beliefs. In a message earlier this year on
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