Pope punishes conservative US Cardinal Burke in second action against American dignitaries

Fox news ^ | 11/28/2023 | Greg Wehner

[ChicagoConservative27]

Two Vatican insiders say Pope Francis has decided to punish conservative American Cardinal Raymond Burke for being a source of "disunity" within the church, marking the second such action against the dignitary.

During a meeting last week with the heads of Vatican offices, Francis said he was taking action against Burke because of his disunity, one of the Nov. 20 meeting participants told the Associated Press. The participant spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not in a position to reveal the details of the meeting.

[ChicagoConservative27]

What's his problem? 🙄

[MNDude]

I’ve heard some conservative priests say they believe he is removing all conservative priests because he is getting ready to make a controversial declaration that would essentially vacate all central beliefs of the church, but would instead embrace a universalism type of proclamation of faith.

[Celtic Conservative]

“God of my praise,

be not silent.

2For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;

they speak against me with lying tongues.

3They surround me with hateful words

and attack me without cause.

4In return for my love they accuse me,

but I am a man of prayer.

5They repay me evil for good,

and hatred for my love.

6Set over him a wicked man;

let an accuser stand at his right hand.

7When he is tried, let him be found guilty,

and may his prayer be regarded as sin.

8May his days be few;

may another take his position.”

Psalm 109:1-8

CC

[Paladin2]

Pope Marx is a fascist.

[irishjuggler]

Bergoglio is busy settling scores, like in the baptism scene of The Godfather. Who will be next to be Moe Green-ed by this mafioso? Cardinals Mueller or Sarah? Bp Schneider of Kazakhstan? Abp. Cordileone in S.F.?

[frank ballenger]

Organized crime (and politics but I repeat myself) calls this cleaning up loose ends. Enemies get taken down and others are chilled into silence. Vengeful power play.

But he’s supposed to be better than that.
266 Popes (technically 267 counting Stephen II, who died four days after his election but before his episcopal consecration.)

Of those a number are generally considered to be “the bad Popes.”
Here are a few:
Pope Urban VI (1378–1389), who complained that he did not hear enough screaming when Cardinals who had conspired against him were tortured.

Pope Stephen VI (896–897), who had his predecessor Pope Formosus exhumed, tried, de-fingered, briefly reburied, and thrown in the Tiber.

Pope John XII (955–964), who gave land to a mistress, murdered several people, and was killed by a man who caught him in bed with his wife.

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There is a summary called The Bad Popes in Wikipedia.

[vpintheak]

Probably on to something there.

[maddog55]

This Pope isn’t a leader he’s a POS that should be removed... a few popes during the saeculum obscurum were “deposed”, meaning driven from office by force.

[Machavelli]

I have concluded that he is the shadow pope. Bill Gates is the actual pope.

[dforest]

Satan’s Pope is doing a handy job of ending the Catholic Church and turning it into the One World Religion of Satan.