I in no way condone what has been done (it is beyond words), but assuming this man was repentant of his horrible crime, where is a repentant man with a female anatomy to go? I find it inconceivable that anyone's answer to that would be an active women's religious order. Actually, with the exception of capital punishment I can't think of an acceptable solution.
Concerned Catholics ping! I trust Desdemona's judgement in this manner, in that the source publication of this article is less than trustworthy. I find it both odd and interesting that corpus and sinkspur seem to be on the same side, attacking Bishop Burke's character when his public actions have been quite laudable.