Brave Burke: Francis Uses Populist Rhetoric to Undermine Doctrine
Cardinal Raymond Burke criticises a “populist rhetoric” in the Church (CardinalBurke.com, August 9).
He lists populist vocabulary like “pastoral,” “mercy,” “listening,” “discernment,” “accompaniment,” and “integration”, used [by Francis] to promote an ideology that replaces Catholic doctrine and discipline, which [Francis] characterises as "pharisaical.”
To promote this erroneous view, "mercy" is set against justice, "listening" against teaching, and "discernment" against judgment, Burke notes,
“The matter is complicated because the rhetoric is often attached to language used by Pope Francis in a colloquial manner, whether during interviews given on airplanes or to news outlets, or in spontaneous remarks to various groups.”
Therefore, Burke sees a need to distinguish between Francis' private views and those belonging to his office. He refers to the Middle Ages, when the Church distinguished two bodies of a pope: the body of the man and the body of the Vicar of Christ.
Francis “has chosen to speak often in his first body", Burke says, noting that even in documents that used to be solemn teachings, Francis states that he is "not offering magisterial teaching" but "his own thinking.”
Without this distinction, Burke writes, one would lose respect for the papacy or even break communion with "the Church" because of the personal opinions of the current pope.
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He lists populist vocabulary like “pastoral,” “mercy,” “listening,” “discernment,” “accompaniment,” and “integration”, used [by Francis] to promote an ideology that replaces Catholic doctrine and discipline, which [Francis] characterises as "pharisaical.”
To promote this erroneous view, "mercy" is set against justice, "listening" against teaching, and "discernment" against judgment, Burke notes,
“The matter is complicated because the rhetoric is often attached to language used by Pope Francis in a colloquial manner, whether during interviews given on airplanes or to news outlets, or in spontaneous remarks to various groups.”
Therefore, Burke sees a need to distinguish between Francis' private views and those belonging to his office. He refers to the Middle Ages, when the Church distinguished two bodies of a pope: the body of the man and the body of the Vicar of Christ.
Francis “has chosen to speak often in his first body", Burke says, noting that even in documents that used to be solemn teachings, Francis states that he is "not offering magisterial teaching" but "his own thinking.”
Without this distinction, Burke writes, one would lose respect for the papacy or even break communion with "the Church" because of the personal opinions of the current pope.
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