May I assume you did not sign the petition thanking Cardinal Burke for his service?
I don’t hear the Franciscans of the Immaculate characterizing themselves as opponents of Francis, either. But that doesn’t mean Francis’ brutal oppression of traditional Catholics isn’t obvious to all.
I suspect that at this point, those who continually attempt to minimize Francis’ open attacks on orthodoxy do so because they are in accord with his destructive ideology.
Hey, thanks for asking, ebb tide. No, you may not assume. Because I did sign the petition, put it on my Facebook page, and sent it on to friends.
The continual bitter anti-papal talk is in polar contrast to the precepts and practices of the saints. Try to imitate the tone and spirit of St. Catherine of Siena, if you will --- who was no dummy as to the corruption of the papacy and much of the upper clerisy in her day. If we respect Fr. Burke and the Franciscans of the Immaculate, we would honor them more honestly by following their example.