Posted on 11/13/2014 4:17:38 AM PST by marshmallow
And so, it’s official. Saturday morning, the Vatican announced that Cardinal Raymond Burke has been removed as head of the Apostolic Signatura – the Church’s highest ecclesial court – and appointed cardinal patron of the Knights and Dames of Malta. The move was long rumored to be coming and when it came it was no great surprise. But as often happens, now that the dreaded day has actually arrived, I find myself both saddened and (a little more than mildly) seething.
There’s a double sadness here. Pope Francis clearly approved these moves – whether they were instigated by him personally or by advisers he listens to. But it’s precisely voices like Burke’s that he needs to keep around. He’s already hearing plenty from often unreliable counselors like Cardinals Maradiaga, Marx, and Kasper. The last in particular seems more and more incoherent as he tries to explain precisely why marriage is indissoluble and yet those in a second sexual relationship – though not a marriage – may be absolved and return to receiving Communion. The only way that’s possible is if God repeals the Law of Non-contradiction. I don’t think that’s on his to-do list.
But there’s more and, I think, worse. I’m not especially given to conspiracy theories in sacred or secular contexts. But there’s some – let’s say – systemic problem within the Vatican that having a loyal truth-teller like Burke around helps to correct.
Two days before his reassignment, another “translation error” was noticed in the official English translation of the Final Synod Report. As Fr. Gerald Murray noted here Saturday, it took weeks to produce that translation. We might have expected it to have been carefully worked up and vetted at the very highest levels.
Instead, here’s what happened – or at least what appears to.....
(Excerpt) Read more at thecatholicthing.org ...
Nothing controversial there, except that the Italian went on: “commitment to the family, founded on the marriage between man and woman.” An omission that’s plenty controversial. In fact, so controversial that it seems that translation was taken down for a while at the Vatican website (it’s back now).
Progressives and persons who engage in or support homosexuality have infiltrated the Vatican.
This Pope is becoming the Jimmy Carter of the Catholic Church.
Did Francis call you out as a grave sinner? No.
Why do so many lack faith in the Church that Jesus founded and OWNS!
The Reformation happened, because folks were bad. The CounterReformation happened to fix it. These things happen all the time. We screw up, the Holy Spirit rights things. We stay united in Christ.
Calm down folks, “Jesus, I Trust In You” just like I have to when I need my sick kid cured. Prayer, not strategic campaign is needed. Make yourself holier and the Church will be better for it.
This too, shall pass.
I never said anything about not trusting Jesus.
I just don’t trust the Pope.
Or his minions.
I was amused to read a comment at the FISHWRAP (National Schismatic Reporter): “Francis doesn’t like yes-men.” Of course, this is merely fantasy from a lefty who undoubtedly believes that Obama has an IQ in the 150s, on no basis whatsoever.
In fact, reports seeping out from Buenos Aires are that Begoglio shipped those who disagreed with him to the boonies, and surrounded himself with yes-men. Buenos Aires had remarkably few vocations during Bergoglio’s tenure, and Communion for the shacked-up was rife, and approved.
The pipes have burst and the plaster is coming off the walls of this extremely short-lived Camelot.
Right....that's why Burke is now on a boat to Malta.
It's because he's a "yes man".
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