the Holy Father’s mandate to the archbishop that he serve as the Pope’s delegate to the Order in all things seems to completely supersede Cardinal Burke’s roll as Patron. Where does that leave him?
The pope and the archbishop intend to edit the Order’s constitution? That’s huge.
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