Pope Francis Revokes Cardinal Burke's Vatican Privileges
The move, citing 'disunity', follows similar action against another conservative American prelate earlier this month.
- Pope Francis has reportedly decided to revoke Cardinal Raymond Burke's right to a subsidized Vatican apartment and salary, marking the second such action against a conservative American prelate this month.
- Francis is said to have taken this action due to Burke being a source of 'disunity' within the church, using his privileges against the church.
- Cardinal Burke, a 75-year-old canon lawyer, has been one of the most outspoken critics of Pope Francis, his outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics, and his reform project to make the church more responsive to the needs of ordinary faithful.
- Burke has not received any notification of measures being taken, according to his secretary.
- This comes after Francis forcibly removed the bishop of Tyler, Texas, Joseph Strickland, another conservative critic of Francis, earlier this month.