Posted on 11/09/2014 3:52:53 PM PST by BlatherNaut
We knew this would happen since September. The announcement appeared today on the Vatican website that Cardinal Raymond Burke has been removed from his post as Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura and will now be patron of the Order of Malta. Until today, Burke was the highest ranking American in the Vatican, overseeing the Vatican's highest court. Now his position is largely ceremonial. Ladies and gentlemen, make no mistake about it. Cardinal Burke, for all his loyal and impeccable service to the Church, has been shamefully insulted by the Pope. Some will wince at that last statement, but it is what it is. LifeSiteNews has more detail. On that page is an open letter to the Cardinal, thanking him for his service at the Vatican.
I now link to an archive of all posts I've written that touch upon Cardinal Burke and how he's stood for the Faith. I'm also now reading "Remaining In The Truth Of Christ". The book is an anthology of articles written by Cardinal Burke, Cardinal Pell and others that defend the Church's teaching on marriage and Holy Communion. It was written and published in anticipation of the attacks that were sustained on the Church's teachings in those two crucial areas. We all recall that Cardinal Kasper fired some opening volleys on the Magisterium in those areas. In Cardinal Burke's article entitled "The Canonical Nullity Of The Marriage Process As The Search For The Truth", Cardinal Burke contradicts Cardinal Kasper by name. This book is no doubt part of the reason why the Pope has thrown Cardinal Burke under the bus, because truth is spoken in that book. Ignatius Press published it; I got my copy through Amazon.
It is this same Cardinal Kasper who spoke at CUA yesterday and who I suspect will be poisoning contributing to the USCCB meeting next week. Kasper claimed to speak for the pope; since the latter never repudiated that I assume there's truth to Kasper's statement. Moreover the pope praised Kasper's "serene theology" during the SinNod. Burke took issue with some of that "sereneness". I strongly suspect that earned him the sacking that was made official today.
To Cardinal Burke: Your Eminence, thank you for your service to Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Church in the face of formidable opposition. That you have maintained fidelity and charity - even as that opposition came from the highest offices of the Vatican - redounds to your credit and I trust, to outpouring of graces upon the Church that stands in desperate need of those graces. God bless you, sir, and we will keep you and the Church in prayer.
Ping
I still don’t understand the Catholic issue. I thought the pope was in charge and could hire and fire at will. Just like any CEO. And what about the Catholics and all of their vows on obedience? And what about humility? Politics in their church seems unseemly to me.
Matthew 5:10New International Version (NIV)
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Hey Newbie......have some manners.
Thank Cardinal Burke for his years of service at the Vatican
https://www.lifesitenews.com/petitions/thank-you-cardinal-burke-for-your-vatican-service
Dont be so quick to dismiss Angelica Zambrano and her vision of Hell and Heaven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_U3cajfTio
Where do you see Angelica Zambrano in the OP?
RC INC is looking at expanding revenue to help the bottom line. When you relate to RC INC is the oldest most profitable multinational corporation on the planet it all makes sense.
The power and influence of the Holy See is often underestimated, partly because it is an extraordinarily complex and unique institution.
The Vatican’s fungible assets are worth about a billion dollars, a mere drop in the bucket compared to, say, Harvard University’s $27 billion endowment.
Yet while it has no military and a negligible economy,the Vatican has greater reach and influence than most nations, due to its non-coercive "soft power", moving people to do the right thing by appealing to faith, morality, ideals and shared values, rather than to fear and brute force.
Only give money to traditional Catholic churches in the U.S. Give no money to liberal churches. Cut off sending any money to the Vatican directly until this Pope is gone. The U.S. gives more money to the Vatican than any other country. Cut it off as much as possible. See what happens then. I’m glad this Pope is old.
she apparently saw the Pope in Hell, last time I checked he was Catholic
Those 400$/hr attorneys the various dioceses tap to answer sexual abuse cases come from where?????
Humm....
The one and only true church seems to be having issues....
Yes, that was snark....
Giod question that you probably won’t get a good answer to.
“I still don’t understand the Catholic issue.”
There is no “Catholic issue” here.
“I thought the pope was in charge and could hire and fire at will.”
Pretty much. Most popes are not very heavy handed about it.
“Just like any CEO. And what about the Catholics and all of their vows on obedience?”
You do realize that over 99% of Catholics take no vow in regard to obedience to the papacy, right? They should be obedient, but there’s no vow involved for the average lay Catholic. Never has been.
“And what about humility?”
Like the white buffalo it is often discussed, but rarely seen.
“Politics in their church seems unseemly to me.”
It’s unseemly in any church. We just has a lot of it because it’s a huge, old, diverse Church and there’s so much at stake.
Oh, look. You were wrong again.
In any case,that's irrelevant. You were talking about "Vatican wealth." What happened in your diocese is local --- it has nothing to do with the fabled "Vatican wealth." The Church is not one big corporation.
Whatever you say.
He’ll be back. The Truth will be spoken. Malta is not far enough these days to keep a good man down. I am waiting in anticipation.
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