Francis: The Latin American Dictator Is on the Rampage Again

Depriving Cardinal Burke of his pension would be a flagrant violation of his rights, writes Luis Badilla on IlSismografo.

• Francis’ attempt to punish Burke is an “ugly affair” and an intolerable imitation of the way Latin American dictators deal with their opponents.

• To clean up the mess created by the news, Francis pulled a “new spokesman” out of his hat [= the Francis hagiographer Austen Iverigh].

• The People of God must accept in an act of faith what Iverigh says who has no official authority.

• The unmarried Ivereigh resigned as an adviser to Westminster Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor in 2006, after admitting to two affairs: one in 1989 which resulted in an abortion for which he paid half the cost, and a more recent one which resulted in a miscarriage (Specola, November 30).

• This episode in Francis’ tenure is “terribly sad” and “terribly worrying.”

• Badilla fears the worst of the abysses threatening the Church: to be a lawless institution.

Picture: Raymond Burke © Joseph Shaw CC BY-NC-ND, #newsUbqmiimksj

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GTVisrockin

Dec 3, 2023

Austen Iverigh and Jorge Bergoglio suit each other perfectly, both little demons.

Kenjiro M. Yoshimori

Dec 2, 2023

I hope Cardinal Burke, if this does happen to him, doesn't collapse into a ball sobbing "Holy Father!! How could you! I didn't mean to hurt you!!!", but instead looks Francis in the eye proudly standing his ground faithful to the Roman Rite Latin Mass and all the Catholic belief and tradition and Magisterium he so bravely has defended......rallying other faithful Catholics to likewise stand in …More

aderito

Dec 2, 2023

the word that comes out from the pope is mercy ,you,ve got to be merciful ,does it apply for popes aswell ???

Kenjiro M. Yoshimori

Dec 2, 2023

Francis is going to HIS reward sooner than he thinks. It will be a big surprise to him....and everyone.

English Catholic

6Dec 2, 2023edited

If this is correct - stopping someone's pension? Pure spite. And closely connected to one of the sins crying to heaven for vengeance: "defrauding workers of their wages"

123jussi

3Dec 2, 2023

The Cardinal should start a go fund me or something similar or join the SSPX whom he has wrongfully persecuted. Maybe now he will understand the wisdom of St Marcel Lefevbre

Jan Joseph

Dec 2, 2023

Ik vind dit een geweldige opmerking. Blijkbaar is bij Kardinaal Burke en vele andere Kardinalen de organisatie van de Rooms Katholieke kerk belangrijker dan het Universele Rooms Katholieke geloof van voor het Tweede Vaticaanse Concilie dat de Heilige Marcel Lefebvre voor de mensheid heeft bewaard.

petrus100452

Dec 2, 2023

@123jussi Cardinal Burke is far too sensible - and far too Catholic - to go on such a wandering path

Jan Joseph

Dec 2, 2023

Ik begrijp je mening Petrus, de organisatie is belangrijker dan het geloof. Veel succes.

petrus100452

Dec 2, 2023

@Jan Joseph Deze "organisatie" is gesticht door Jezus Zelf. Het is Zijn mystieke Lichaam.

Jan Joseph

Dec 3, 2023

Ja dat is correct, maar de leiders van deze kerk, die jij niet durft te bekritiseren, hebben de organisatie gesticht door Jezus Zelf, Zijn Mystieke Lichaam, ernstig bevuild en moeten worden afgezet. In de organisatie gesticht door Jezus Zelf, Zijn Mystieke Lichaam, moeten op zeer korte termijn zuiveringen plaatsvinden, voor het volgende Conclaaf, anders valt de organisatie in duizenden stukjes uiteen …More