Cardinal Burke: Another Pointless Interview

Your comments are well taken. I’ve been following AKA Catholic for a number of years and have noticed that Louie, who has always had somewhat of a snarky, caustic way of telling a story, has gotten noticeably more strident in recent times. It seems like he places his faith in various “men”, and when they disappoint him by not following the path he would have chosen, he uses his site to castigate them. Unfortunately, he has enough sycophant followers to urge him on regardless of how far out he may drift.

Still, his recent rants against the “Dubia Brothers” and the SSPX really appear to be over the top. I’m sure he knows he’d catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, but I he must believe there’s simply no room for anything but the truth; which is fine, but the “truth” in his mind, is what “he” believes is the truth. If you disagree with his interpretation of anything Catholic, you’re wrong. I realize you are more inclined to support Burke than I, but His attacks on him haven’t particularly bothered me because I’m not that much of a Burke fan. Burke may be far more “conservative” than most of the others, but he’s still a Vatican II supporting modern bishop. When he musters up the spiritual courage to condemn the heretical aspects of that Council I’ll think more positively about him.

But his attacks on the SSPX are very disturbing. It seems that an SSPX priest posted an analysis of Amoris Laetitia that greatly annoyed Louie––because he didn’t believe like Louie believed. While the priest did acknowledge that the included teachings on marriage and Holy Communion were heretical, the priest concluded that Pope Francis could not be deemed a formal heretic on the strength of Amoris Laetitia. Consequently, in his own way, Louie through the entire SSPX under the bus. I’m sure he’s left himself enough wiggle room to be able to deny much of the import of what he’s said against the Society, but by attacking the SSPX because they might fail to reason as he does is unwarranted. More importantly, but writing as he does he’ll end up misleading a number of less-informed traditional Catholics with his talk.

I would argue that Louie has gotten "more strident" because it is clear that things are getting ever more dire. For those of us who know the problems have been with us for much, much longer than Francis (and even was with us with the pseudo-trad Benedict), this reaction is more than understandable.

I think what bugs a number of people here (whether "conservative Novus Ordo" or "SSPX" or some other version of "Recognize" and Resist) is that Louie has come to the private, logical conclusion that Francis, a non-Catholic, is not a member of the Catholic Church and therefore can not possibly be the pope, its visible head.

I have not seen his attacks on the SSPX, but I do agree with you re: Burke. I believe his comments regarding the Dubia and Burke are on the mark...even if they come off angry and annoy the heck out of the "conservatives" in the conciliar church.

I do get that. It’s a fearful thing to be so Westernized, as many among the Church are, that I wonder about even myself, as a Traditional Catholic.

There has been no classical education for generations, in or out of the Church. Even I would hardly fit in with the faith practices and traditions of the Early Church.

Even the resources to do so are totally absent in some dioceses. Catholics, in the West, look exactly like protestants. No priests, no real growth in priests, but lots of converts.

Converts to what? Mostly, they come in quite ignorant, and even liberal... even protestant in some cases.

<< “Is Burke helping Francis, or stopping Francis”. >>

Seems to me the Western Church is in the desert, as were the Hebrew people of God. Even then, the Hebrews had good Moses at the helm, broken hearted to return from the mountain to see the people worshipping the golden calf.
“ Was Moses helping God or stopping him? “

I barely heard of Vatican II, when I was received into the Church. I never have seen a Traditional Latin Mass, never heard of the “SSPX”, and it’s 9 hours round trip to even find a more traditional form of Mass anywhere, in the FSSP Mass. I’ve seen one in 17 years. Now we see Francis, not Moses, so it is hard and Rocky to find footing.

Burke and the Four are the only audible sound in the forest and even their bona fides are questioned.

The magnitude of the number of ignorant Catholics in the West, has to be astounding. Many of us are looking for the Church, pre-Vatican II.

Time will surely reveal each of us and the mercy of God, but only in God’s timing and not ours.

Saint Michael, Pray for us.

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