What Cardinal Burke really said about 'resisting' Pope Francis

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Vatican City, Feb 9, 2015 / 05:27 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Raymond Burke said he was “responding to a hypothetical situation” when he stated that he would resist any possible move by Pope Francis away from Catholic doctrine.
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“I simply affirmed that it is always my sacred duty to defend the truth of the Church’s teaching and discipline regarding marriage,” Cardinal Burke told CNA Feb. 9.
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“No authority can absolve me from that responsibility, and, therefore, if any authority, even the highest authority, were to deny that truth or act contrary to it, I would be obliged to resist, in fidelity to my responsibility before God.”
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It is so apropos in the current climate that goodness be persecuted and misunderstood - even hated.
 
Knowing he’s been the center of controversy in the press, Burke again takes the stage to speak to the press, and masks his intention under a ‘hypothetical.’ Our Lord’s words, “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks,” strongly suggests his real motive, to gain as much press as possible to thwart any possibility of divorced and remarried spouses being ‘surprised by God’ in a ruling by Pope Francis. He plants the seed publicly so that others will take the hint and follow in his footsteps, resisting if necessary.

A meek and humble person, *knowing *that he is a favorite target for comments by the media, would refrain from further comment and notoriety, preferring to await the outcome of the synod. There was no need to give audience and voice yet again, his extreme disapproval, with hints of ‘resistance’ if his ideal is thwarted in any way. Once again, another public display of apparent dismay toward Pope Francis.
 
Sirach2 said:
Knowing he’s been the center of controversy in the press, Burke again takes the stage to speak to the press, and masks his intention under a ‘hypothetical.’ Our Lord’s words, “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks,” strongly suggests his real motive, to gain as much press as possible to thwart any possibility of divorced and remarried spouses being ‘surprised by God’ in a ruling by Pope Francis. He plants the seed publicly so that others will take the hint and follow in his footsteps, resisting if necessary.

A meek and humble person, *knowing *that he is a favorite target for comments by the media, would refrain from further comment and notoriety, preferring to await the outcome of the synod. There was no need to give audience and voice yet again, his extreme disapproval, with hints of ‘resistance’ if his ideal is thwarted in any way. Once again, another public display of apparent dismay toward Pope Francis.
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Sirach2 said:
Knowing he’s been the center of controversy in the press, Burke again takes the stage to speak to the press, and masks his intention under a ‘hypothetical.’ Our Lord’s words, “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks,” strongly suggests his real motive, to gain as much press as possible to thwart any possibility of divorced and remarried spouses being ‘surprised by God’ in a ruling by Pope Francis. He plants the seed publicly so that others will take the hint and follow in his footsteps, resisting if necessary.

A meek and humble person, *knowing *that he is a favorite target for comments by the media, would refrain from further comment and notoriety, preferring to await the outcome of the synod. There was no need to give audience and voice yet again, his extreme disapproval, with hints of ‘resistance’ if his ideal is thwarted in any way. Once again, another public display of apparent dismay toward Pope Francis.
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What you said above could apply equally the Pope. Both are members of the Magestrium. Both can and should proclaim the truth.
 
More especially, prayers for our dear Pope Francis. I offer my daily masses for him, and have done this for several months now. He walks a difficult road with many enemies. :gopray2:
 
Sirach2 said:
Knowing he’s been the center of controversy in the press, Burke again takes the stage to speak to the press, and masks his intention under a ‘hypothetical.’ Our Lord’s words, “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks,” strongly suggests his real motive, to gain as much press as possible to thwart any possibility of divorced and remarried spouses being ‘surprised by God’ in a ruling by Pope Francis. He plants the seed publicly so that others will take the hint and follow in his footsteps, resisting if necessary.

A meek and humble person, *knowing *that he is a favorite target for comments by the media, would refrain from further comment and notoriety, preferring to await the outcome of the synod. There was no need to give audience and voice yet again, his extreme disapproval, with hints of ‘resistance’ if his ideal is thwarted in any way. Once again, another public display of apparent dismay toward Pope Francis.
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That’s not a very charitable assessment of the Cardinal. He did not make up the hypothetical so it is unfair to say he was “masking his intention”. The reporter asked a hypothetical question and he provided a hypothetical response. The Cardinal has no need to “mask” his intention. He has made his intentions perfectly clear. He voices Church teaching. Full stop. And he leaves the nuanced interpretations to others.

I realize that some people thought that the Cardinal’s new post meant that he wouldn’t make public statements any more. That “hope” was never grounded in fact. 😃
 
Sirach2 said:
More especially, prayers for our dear Pope Francis. I offer my daily masses for him, and have done this for several months now. He walks a difficult road with many enemies. :gopray2:
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As we should pay for President Obama and all our elected leaders. And thank you for reminding me to pray for the Holy Father. I am somewhat embarrassed that I pray for politicians every morning but have omitted the Pope:eek:
 
I pray for dear Papa Francis everyday. He is the Hope for this world that continues to ignore the Gospels. His humility and grace are driving more and more lapsed Catholic back to mass.:rolleyes:
 
Corki said:
That’s not a very charitable assessment of the Cardinal. He did not make up the hypothetical so it is unfair to say he was “masking his intention”. The reporter asked a hypothetical question and he provided a hypothetical response. The Cardinal has no need to “mask” his intention. He has made his intentions perfectly clear.
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Ah yes, to the uninformed, it may look that way, but I keep discovering more and more covert actions on his part that causes me much alarm, wondering “what next?” No need to take out a megaphone. Those who have eyes to see, will see. There are weapons that are greater than the media. 😉
 
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Sirach2 said:
Knowing he’s been the center of controversy in the press, Burke again takes the stage to speak to the press, and masks his intention under a ‘hypothetical.’ Our Lord’s words, “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks,” strongly suggests his real motive, to gain as much press as possible to thwart any possibility of divorced and remarried spouses being ‘surprised by God’ in a ruling by Pope Francis. He plants the seed publicly so that others will take the hint and follow in his footsteps, resisting if necessary.

A meek and humble person, *knowing *that he is a favorite target for comments by the media, would refrain from further comment and notoriety, preferring to await the outcome of the synod. There was no need to give audience and voice yet again, his extreme disapproval, with hints of ‘resistance’ if his ideal is thwarted in any way. Once again, another public display of apparent dismay toward Pope Francis.
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Well, what is it that you would like to see happen?
 
I have decided to withhold judgement about all of this until the Synod takes place - then I will decide what is up. It is a little bit like global warming isn’t - I just can’t get to the bottom of it for the life of me. 😉 I am encouraged by the announced list of attendees at the 2015 Synod; a good group I think we can all agree. Let’s just see how it plays out. I will do what needs to be done once I can figure out what that is.
 
Sirach2 said:
Ah yes, to the uninformed, it may look that way, but I keep discovering more and more covert actions on his part that causes me much alarm, wondering “what next?” No need to take out a megaphone.
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You should start by bringing some consistency to your objections. Here you object to Cardinal Burke’s “covert actions” while a little earlier you accused him of “plant[ing] the seed publicly”. Apparently it is his position that causes you “much alarm” regardless of how he expresses it. Given that the German bishops - who take the opposite position - are out giving interviews on this topic it is disingenuous to excoriate Burke for doing the same thing.

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