Posted on 04/02/2015 4:15:50 AM PDT by marshmallow
ROME — American Cardinal Raymond Burke, popularly seen as a leader of conservative backlash against Pope Francis, insists in a new interview that he’s not opposed to the pontiff because he “hasn’t done anything that contradicts [Church] teaching.”
Burke also warns that unnamed individuals are “pushing a gay agenda” ahead of the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the family, a Vatican summit set for Oct. 4-25.
Speaking to the online Italian publication La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana, Burke said it is “evident that there are forces pushing” the Church toward finding positive elements in sexual relations outside of marriage, including gay relationships.
Burke complained that those forces “want to discredit us who are trying to defend the Church’s teaching.”
Regarding last October’s synod on family issues, Burke said he and other prelates decided that the question of what pastoral approach to gays and lesbians is best had nothing to do with the family, and that a “special synod on the issue could be summoned to discuss it.”
On the rumors of a “conspiracy against the pope”, Burke told La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana that “they are absurd.”
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If the pope supports homosexual relations in any form, then he truly is not Catholic. (or Christian for that matter)
Burke also warns that unnamed individuals are “pushing a gay agenda” ahead of the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the family, a Vatican summit set for Oct. 4-25.
I’m shocked, SCHOCKED, that such a thing is possible...
You are correct. The Bible is exceedingly clear on those points.
“If the pope supports homosexual relations in any form, then he truly is not Catholic. (or Christian for that matter)”
Amen.
God Bless Cardinal Burke
Pat and Sydney were enjoying their Manhattans at the local gay bar when a young man swished by.
Pat: Who's the new guy?
Sydney: Oh, that's Bruce. He's a fabulous lay.
Pat: No shit?
Sydney: Well, hardly any.
Ditto
Um, ew.
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