In an Italian-language interview, the patron of the
Sovereign Military Order of Malta said, ‘I am not against the Pope; I
have never spoken out against the Pope. … My purpose is to serve the
truth.’ Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, 66, is
troubled by the negative campaign that has been waged against him.
Ordained a bishop by Pope John Paul II in 1995, the respected expert in
canon law was called to Rome by Pope Benedict XVI in 2008 as prefect of
the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura before being appointed
cardinal in 2010.
In recent months, critics have described him as an “ultraconservative fanatic,” “anti-Conciliar,” “in conspiracy against the Pope” and even ready for a schism should the upcoming family synod open up unwelcome changes.
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/cardinal-burke-responds-to-recent-criticisms/
In recent months, critics have described him as an “ultraconservative fanatic,” “anti-Conciliar,” “in conspiracy against the Pope” and even ready for a schism should the upcoming family synod open up unwelcome changes.
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/cardinal-burke-responds-to-recent-criticisms/