I applaud Archbishop Burke’s decision as far as it goes. However, there is a question: Is the Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation officially affiliated with the archdiocese?
I would suspect that it is, since the Archbishop was on the board. If so, then it would have been even better had Archbishop Burke simply refused to allow the event to take place under the Foundation’s auspices. He *is* the archbishop, after all. Sure, it would probably create a huge inconvenience and all that, but think of the “teaching moment” he would have!
If the Foundation is not officially affiliated with the archdiocese, or was at one time but the connections have since been severed, then this event is prime evidence for why “Catholic-sounding names” should be removed from purely secular institutions or concerns. The threat of scandal is always there when the Catholic Church “appears” to be connected with institutions that do not share its worldview, and behave accordingly. If the Foundation has no connection to the archdiocese, then Archbishop Burke was entirely right to resign from its board, and has taken the “teaching moment” as far as it can go.
Unfortunately, the archbishop cannot control private corporations just because they have “Catholic-sounding names.”
The best he can do is demonstrate moral authority, which is what he is doing.
However, there is a question: Is the Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation officially affiliated with the archdiocese? I would suspect that it is, since the Archbishop was on the board
I would suspect that it is NOT affiliated with the Archdiocese. The Archbishop demonstrates that he is not afraid to defend Church teaching and has the moral courage to act when confronted with evil. If there was an affiliation I feel confident that the event would be cancelled.