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lostincalifornia

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28. I wonder what hard right elements in the Church will do? hopefully, nothing. This is the first
Tue Dec 17, 2013, 12:21 PM
Dec 2013

glimmer of light in the Catholic Church since Pope John the 23rd

YES!!!!!!! nt antigop Dec 2013 #1
Burke is a homophobe warrant46 Dec 2013 #8
More likely he's far, far in the closet & projecting self-hate he learned ... Myrina Dec 2013 #67
His reign has been characterized by hateful words and deeds warrant46 Dec 2013 #68
you took the words right out of my mouth : ) MBS Dec 2013 #93
buh-bye! Borchkins Dec 2013 #2
Cue the Anti-Pope crowd in 3...2... Katashi_itto Dec 2013 #3
The American right wing church includes Scalia, Thomas and Alito. loudsue Dec 2013 #66
There are no doubt a few exploding SCOTUS heads at the moment Hekate Dec 2013 #79
Opus Die and the Jesuits have NEVER liked each other. happyslug Dec 2013 #89
Wow. I am so encouraged by this Pope's priorities. Laurian Dec 2013 #4
I completely agree! nt rivegauche Dec 2013 #39
Me too n/t spiderpig Dec 2013 #90
so long and thanks for all the fish allan01 Dec 2013 #5
+1 AllyCat Dec 2013 #10
Yes, please! Dolan next! mountain grammy Dec 2013 #6
Yes! (From your mouth to the pope's ear...) deurbano Dec 2013 #55
San Francisco's Cordileone is no prize either. KamaAina Dec 2013 #64
I know little about Dolan, but every time I see him, he creeps me out. Squinch Dec 2013 #73
This Pope is stirring it up in a big way. PearliePoo2 Dec 2013 #7
No doubt! loyalsister Dec 2013 #19
burke is still head of the apostolic signatura, so not overly impressed. niyad Dec 2013 #9
Out with the haters! Clean up the church! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2013 #11
"Burke retains his position as the head of the Vatican high court, the Apostolic Signatura." Bluenorthwest Dec 2013 #12
One step at a time. Oh please, let's have a tiny bit of patience mountain grammy Dec 2013 #17
He is retained as second authority to the Pope, not 'dumped'. Bluenorthwest Dec 2013 #20
What's the saying? Keep your enemies closer. n/t Bonhomme Richard Dec 2013 #23
I can understand your rage, for reasons I will not give you an "answer in detail" mountain grammy Dec 2013 #40
........ daleanime Dec 2013 #58
You got personal first and also refused to answer questions asked of you, dismissed all I said Bluenorthwest Dec 2013 #63
Ok, against my better judgement, I'll respond mountain grammy Dec 2013 #88
Serious broken record. Perhaps we should have just kept the former Pope Ratzo Katashi_itto Dec 2013 #47
We don't have any say at all. Warren Stupidity Dec 2013 #75
Yep. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #26
You are wrong on at least one thing Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2013 #84
Rush will be INCENSED! durablend Dec 2013 #13
Now he did it!! Beacool Dec 2013 #14
Nice shot across the bow there Francis! DeSwiss Dec 2013 #15
I know the critics on this board aren't going to be impressed Le Taz Hot Dec 2013 #16
Well, yeah. Rozlee Dec 2013 #30
I'm with you! Plucketeer Dec 2013 #32
And he's doubling down on his attack on trickle-down Saviolo Dec 2013 #18
¡Viva el Papa! rustbeltvoice Dec 2013 #21
Welcome to DU, rustbeltvoice! calimary Dec 2013 #56
Gaudete-Rejoice rustbeltvoice Dec 2013 #59
Thanks HurricaneWarning Dec 2013 #72
You know, rustbeltvoice, I'd heard about "Cardinal Bling" but - pardon the pun - calimary Dec 2013 #92
Welcome to DU, rustbeltvoice Hekate Dec 2013 #80
I am speechless. Burke was the final straw for me when he........ Bonhomme Richard Dec 2013 #22
+1. closeupready Dec 2013 #49
Pope Francis is showing some political savvy. bluedigger Dec 2013 #24
yet again, this pope ain't kiddin' around eShirl Dec 2013 #25
Burke is dumped from what, exactly? Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #27
from the Congregation for Bishops rustbeltvoice Dec 2013 #29
But he's still the head of the Vatican's high court. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #31
What's that old axiom about actions speaking LOUDER than words? Plucketeer Dec 2013 #35
That's what you're going with? Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #42
The point is he wast fired for being anti-gay and abortion. cleanhippie Dec 2013 #43
Yes, Burke is still head of the highest court of appeals Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2013 #86
Burke has lost the ability to choose the new Bishops and Cardinals for the US rpannier Dec 2013 #78
I wonder what hard right elements in the Church will do? hopefully, nothing. This is the first lostincalifornia Dec 2013 #28
Cardinal Raymond Burke will soon be on Fox news crying. lol SummerSnow Dec 2013 #33
Ok. So help me out here. Burke "retains" his position but he will no longer serve office? 2banon Dec 2013 #34
C'mon Plucketeer Dec 2013 #37
So then he wasn't actually "dumped" after all. 2banon Dec 2013 #50
I'm sorry Plucketeer Dec 2013 #70
sounds like a different job like Congressmen who sit on more than one committee yurbud Dec 2013 #48
I see, thanks. eom 2banon Dec 2013 #51
Soo... Francis would have... fired himself, if he'd been Pope 6 years ago? AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #36
What an odd response for an atheist Android3.14 Dec 2013 #44
The TPM article kinda sideways infers that to be the case. AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #54
Yup. Android3.14 Dec 2013 #83
Getting back to the basics HockeyMom Dec 2013 #38
Was it because of his opposition to abortion and gays? Because the Pope's position is the same. cleanhippie Dec 2013 #41
One gets the sense the Pope wants to change the tone, the emphasis. reformist2 Dec 2013 #46
Considering that the Popes views on abjection and gays is exactly the same cleanhippie Dec 2013 #65
A comment at the TPM link: PearliePoo2 Dec 2013 #45
I hate to be a downer DonCoquixote Dec 2013 #52
Pope Francis strikes again. I really like this pope. n/t pa28 Dec 2013 #53
Ok, this atheist ex-Catholic is starting to warm to this pope Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #57
Burke should be defrocked. The Stranger Dec 2013 #60
I have been critical of the Pope's comments, MsPithy Dec 2013 #61
He's taking steps in the right direction sandyshoes17 Dec 2013 #62
Does anyone here actually believe that Burke was not retained because skepticscott Dec 2013 #69
Don't expect logic on this subject theHandpuppet Dec 2013 #82
I don't skepticscott Dec 2013 #87
Look at it this way... theHandpuppet Dec 2013 #91
Good. Cha Dec 2013 #71
Wow, that's quite big of him chungking34 Dec 2013 #74
That guy sucks! Gore1FL Dec 2013 #76
Tobin in RI is simliar anasv Dec 2013 #95
I wish Obama would fire some of his cabinet members, Arne Duncan especially. liberal_at_heart Dec 2013 #77
Burke is just an example mdbl Dec 2013 #81
Of all the things, the papal lovefest on DU is the strangest Puzzledtraveller Dec 2013 #85
Can Donohue be next? Orsino Dec 2013 #94
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