Raymond cardinal burke weighs in on 2020 dems calls out biden harris

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It is my view that this public statements on politics might need to be approved by the USCCB and this the Bishops to be unified. This confuses us the flock. Does he speak for himself or the church? I agree with all that he says, but I still believe Bishops have to be more clear on whom they are speaking on behalf. Opinion or church. Is this for the whole church in the US? Or what? Not sure I could make my opinion any more clear than this. But I like Cardinal Burke.

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Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke weighs in on 2020 Dems, calls out Biden, Harris

Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke weighed in on the field of 2020 Democratic candidates and how some who describe themselves as Roman Catholics conflict with the religion.
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Cardinal Burke pretty much marches to his own drummer. I think it’s safe to say that his opinions are generally his own, although there are likely other bishops and clergy who agree with him whether they say so out loud or not.
 
Start meddling in politics like this; don’t be surprised when politics start to meddle with the faith.
 
Great link regarding Cardinal Burke. He has every right as an American citizen, as a Catholic citizen and as a Cardinal of the Church to address our rights as American Catholics regarding our Constitutional rights to religious liberty. These politicians and some federal judges are herassing and persecuting our people and our Church. And the lies from some Catholic politicians regarding marriage, gender and abortion are evil and very hurtful towards Catholics who are not willing to find out what the Church teaches on these life and death issues. Great link. Thanks.
 
We do not fear politics meddling with the Church. Jesus Christ was crucified by politics also.

I only wish this statements come from USCCB. We have bishops divided.
 
It would appear Card. Burke is endorsing one particular party. There are consequences to these sort of pronouncements.
 
There are consequences for speaking the truth. Yes, But the consequences for cowardly silence are much greater. The bishops are collectively hiding under a rock and only Burke has the guts to speak out. So does Chaput, by the way.
 
There are a few Bishops who have chosen to publicly align themselves with the GOP (darlings of the CAF community) without expressly saying so.

The Bishops, as a whole, have provided a voter’s guide and do not promote one party.
 
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It would appear Card. Burke is endorsing one particular party. There are consequences to these sort of pronouncements.
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The Democratic party of today is not the party of the past. It is pushing anti- God policies first and foremost abortion. He is right to speak against this. The rest of the platform is just as bad. The social policies have done very little in helping lift the poor out of poverty. It is time to rethink how we address the problem
 
Cardinal Burke did not publicly align himself with the GOP. He called out two people. Joe Biden, a Catholic, for his refusal to adhere to Church teaching regarding the sanctity of life and marriage, and Kamala Harris, an anti-Catholic, for her questioning of a potential federal judge regarding the KoC.

Not really the rally cry for the GOP.
 
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There are consequences for speaking the truth
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The truth as “he sees it”…He is not speaking ex cathedra nor has the vested power given to him through the Holy Spirit by way of the Church to pronounce anything other than his opinion.

He’s entitled to speak as a leader of the flock. But his opinion does not over-ride another Shepard and that is Fact.
 
Are you, then. speaking with the authority of the church, or the pope? 'It sounds like you have more authority that the good cardinal. You must be the pope, then?
 
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He called out two people. Joe Biden, a Catholic, for his refusal to adhere to Church teaching regarding the sanctity of life and marriage
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It’s worth noting that Burke is not the first bishop to call Joe Biden out. I believe the bishop of Scranton, where he was from originally. barred him from Communion up there because he voted for an abortion bill. Of course, last I looked he was living in Wilmington where the clerics are much more friendly to him.
 
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And which teaching are you referencing specifically?
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I’m referencing doctrine and discipline, and words “from the chair” also called (see above)
Burke does none of these things, but he is entitled to opinion.

Catholics know these things.

What are you disputing?
 
In Illinois, the politicians who vote for abortion rights are banned from Holy Communion in Springfield (our State capital).

But they just laugh and say that they receive Holy Communion in their home dioceses.

It’s shameful. The bishops should all stand up against evil instead of hiding behind a false belief that the Democratic Party is “the Party of the Poor and Oppressed.” That hasn’t been true in decades, unless “abortion to eliminate the poor” is considered a good “social program.”

It really would not matter two pennies what the bishops or even the Pope say nowadays. People would just bring up the sex abuse scandals as evidence that the bishops are corrupt people who aren’t worth listening to.
 
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You don’t seem to “know these things”, otherwise you would have provided an answer. “Common knowlege” will not suffice.
 
No, he is pointing out that a Catholic can not support anti-Catholic positions, democrat, republican or alien. Life is THE DuNDAMENTAL VALUE. Joe and company are destroying it.
 
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