Burke has defended his actions as being of service to the church and the papacy, saying it was his obligation to uphold church teaching and correct errors.
Pope Francis has decided to take measures to punish Cardinal Raymond Burke, who is one of his highest-ranking critics. Two people briefed on the measures say Francis has decided to revoke Burke s right to a Vatican apartment and salary. Burke s secretary says he hasn t received any notification of the measures. One of the people said Francis had reasoned that Burke was a source of “disunity” in the church. Francis fired the 75-year-old canon lawyer as the Vatican’s high court justice in 2014. He has become one of the most outspoken critics of the pope since then.
Pope Francis has decided to take measures to punish Cardinal Raymond Burke, who is one of his highest-ranking critics. Two people briefed on the measures say Francis has decided to revoke Burke s right to a Vatican apartment and salary. Burke s secretary says he hasn t received any notification of the measures. One of the people said Francis had reasoned that Burke was a source of “disunity” in the church. Francis fired the 75-year-old canon lawyer as the Vatican’s high court justice in 2014. He has become one of the most outspoken critics of the pope since then.
Pope Francis has decided to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, by revoking his right to a subsidized Vatican apartment and salary.
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