Exile to Malta for Cardinal Burke

Chiesa news ^ | 9/17/14 | Sandro Magister

[Alex Murphy]

Cardinal Burke was the single most important and effective opponent of the agenda of the upcoming Synod on the Family. This is paving the way for apostasy.

PFL

[vladimir998]

“Why was Card. Burke disliked?”

I know Cardinal Burke personally. He is a wonderful, caring person. Christianity oozes out of every pore of the man, but for some reason he has many enemies. In LaCrosse, his original diocese (his home diocese, in fact), and in St. Louis, he had lots of enemies. The usual complaints were:

- too old fashioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXzsyuytMlQ
- likes the Latin Mass too much: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcOTkbhlEIg
- doesn’t embrace gay marriage and contraception
- too pro-life
- largely ignores the whining and bleating of liberals
- spent too much money
- heavy handed with people who were dissenters
- he often did not come across all that well when he spoke publicly. I can’t explain why this happened but when you spoke to him one-on-one he was this great, quiet, humble man. When he spoke to a cathedral full of people his voice got higher and he often sounded too pleading. This happened only when he was vested and used a prepared speech. When using a prepared speech, but not vested, his voice still went up but did not sounds as bad. Here’s an example of him not vested but with his voice noticeably higher:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pnvGWzSsNg

Now listen to his normal speaking voice, his one-on-one voice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edq69fJLnXo

Here he is preaching but you only get a few tiny hints of that bad habit I mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrGUTQBw9Xk What I mentioned was noticed by others who knew him personally.

Also, in St. Louis, some people blamed Burke for the rebellion at St. Stanislaus parish: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stanislaus_Kostka_Church_(St._Louis,_Missouri)#Conflict_with_archdiocese

[vladimir998]

“This is paving the way for apostasy.”

This too shall pass.

[MDLION]

I like Pope Francis but I like Cardinal Burke too. You’re correct, vladimir, for some reason Cardinal Burke is much better one-on-one than formally before a large crowd. Oh well, Cardinal Burke’s humiliation is good for humility, the foundation of sanctity.

[defconw]

When he was elected, I gasped and said "Oh dear God!". My non-Catholic husband was taken aback. He asked what was wrong? I said a South American Jesuit is the Pope. Even my husband knew what that might mean.

For the record I prayed I was wrong about him. Dark days my friends! Dark days!

[afraidfortherepublic]

Cardinal Burke is originally from Wisconsin. This topic concerns all Catholics — especially the traditional ones.

FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.

[Salvation]

BTTT!