Opposition to Pope Francis: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly -- (Part 2)

Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, from the USA, is one of the four
cardinals (the other two are from Germany: Cardinal Walter 
Brandmuller and Cardinal Joachim Meisner, one from Italy: 
Cardinal Carlo Caffarra) at the forefront 
of opposition to Pope Francis 

(Photo courtesy: stltoday.com/) 

Please continue to read the following to better understand what's going on in the Catholic Church today. 


2017:

• No One Listens To Him, When He Defends Life and Family. And There's a Reason (Dec. 24, 2017)
• Pope Francis in 2017: Question marks over what counts as 'reform' (Dec. 19, 2017)
• The Dictator Pope: 90% of it is 'simply incontrovertible' (Dec. 11, 2017)
• Liberal tradition, Yes; Liberal Ideology, No (Dec. 2017)
• Italian priest's attack on Francis draws attention to clergy's use of social media (Nov. 17, 2017) [Father Alessandro Minutella of Palermo in the Archdiocese of Monreale, Italy]
• Pro-life Anglican theologian asks: Is the Pope Catholic? (Nov. 17, 2017) [Gerald McDermott of Beeson Divinity School at the Samford University of Birmingham in Alabama, U.S.A.]
• Cardinal Burke addresses the 'Dubia' One Year After Their Publication (Nov. 14, 2017)
• Understanding Pope Francis: the focus in on process, not results (Nov. 8, 2017)
• The Principled Ambivalence of Pope Francis (Nov. 7, 2017)
• After critical letter to pope, theologian resigns as consultant to U.S. bishops [Fr. Thomas Weinandy, OFM] (Nov. 2, 2017)
• Ex-bishops' doctrine chief says darkness coming to light under Francis [Fr. Thomas Weinandy, OFM, an American](Nov. 1, 2017)
• The war against Pope Francis (His modesty and humility have made him a popular figure in the world. But inside the church, his reforms have infuriated conservatives and sparked a revolt) (Oct. 27, 2017)
• Cardinal Sarah castigates Francis regime in 'The Power of Silence' (Sept. 29, 2017)
• Amid avalanche, real questions about the papacy risk being obscured (Sept. 28, 2017)
• Retired Texas bishop signs "filial correction" of Pope Francis (Sept. 26, 2017)
• The Guardian view on heresy: is the pope Catholic? (Sept. 25, 2017)
• Ex-Vatican auditor says he was forced out by old guard with "frame-job" (Sept. 24, 2017)
• Papal confidante says 'Amoris' critics locked in 'death-trap' logic (Aug. 21, 2017)
• Cardinal Burke Outlines Formal Correction of Pope Francis' Teaching (Aug. 17, 2017)
• Pope Francis-appointed bishop: Homosexuality is not 'an option...but a gift from God' (Aug. 10, 2017) [Bishop Antonio Carlos Cruz Santos of Caico Diocese, Brazil]
• Bishop calls homosexuality 'gift from God,' seeks to end 'prejudices that kill' (Aug. 9, 2017) [Bishop Antonio Carlos Cruz Santos of Caico Diocese, Brazil]
• U.S. cardinal rebukes German cardinal for saying Church should not be concerned about gay 'marriage' (Aug. 9, 2017) [U.S. Cardinal Burke rebukes German Cardinal Reinhard Marx]
• Vatican article on 'ecumenism of hate' in U.S. was long overdue (Aug. 2, 2017)
• A Vatican Shot Across the Bow for Hard-Line U.S. Catholics (Aug. 2, 2017)
• Clergy are 'main obstacle' to Pope Francis' agenda: Vatican newspaper (July 27, 2017)
• Correctio filialis de haeresibus propagantis [Filial Correction to Pope Francis] (July 17, 2017)
• Correctio filialis de haeresibus propagatis  (Filial correction concerning the propagation of heresies) (July 16, 2017) [A 25-page letter, signed by 40 Catholic clergy and lay scholars and was delivered to Pope Francis on August 11, 2017 and it was made public on September 24, 2017]
• Italian Jesuit magazine criticizes political attitudes of some US Catholics (July 13, 2017)
• The Vatican official: Gay sex in Vatican 'never been worse' than under Francis (July 11, 2017)
• Evangelical Fundamentalism and Catholic Integralism: A Surprising Ecumenism (July 10, 2017)
• Evangelical Fundamentalism and Catholic Integralism in the USA: A Surprising Ecumenism (July 10, 2017)
• Conservative opposition to Pope Francis spurs talk of a schism in the Catholic Church (April 17, 2017)
• Is Pope Francis Using Anti-Semitic Imagery in Criticizing His Opponents? (March 21, 2017)
• Pope Francis: 'I do not feel that Cardinal Burke is my adversary' (March 14, 2017)
• Is Pope Francis really facing a coup? Or just 'fake news'? (March 12, 2017)
• This Papacy is in Crisis and in Need of Urgent Prayer This Lent (March 2, 2017)
• This Disastrous Papacy (March 1, 2017)
• Pope Francis: In God there is both justice and mercy (Feb. 24, 2017)
• The Church is now in a full-blown civil war over doctrine (Feb. 15, 2017)
• Steve Bannon Aligns With Vatican Hardliners Who Oppose Pope Francis (Feb. 8, 2017)
• Steve Bannon vs. Pope Francis? (Feb. 8, 2017)
• Steve Bannon Carries Battles to Another Influential Hub: The Vatican (Feb. 7, 2017)
• The Catholic Church's old guard faces a mortal threat. It's called Pope Francis (Jan. 26, 2017)
• Why more and more priests can't stand Pope Francis (January 2017)
• Cardinal Muller: Amoris Laetitia hasn't changed Church discipline (Jan. 10, 2017)

2016:

• Cardinal Burke: "No, I am not saying that Pope Francis is in heresy" (Dec. 19, 2016)
• The End of Catholic Marriage (Dec. 1, 2016)
• These four cardinals asked Pope Francis to clarify 'Amoris laetitia' (Nov. 14, 2016)
• Full Text and Explanatory Notes of Cardinals' Questions on 'Amoris Laetitia' (The full documentation relating to the [four] cardinals' initiative, entitled 'Seeking Clarity: A Plea to Untie the Knots in Amoris Laetitia' (Nov. 14, 2016)
• Guidelines of Buenos Aires bishops on divorce/remarried (Sept. 18, 2016)
• Who Am I To Judge? (July 26, 2016)
• Full text and video of Pope Francis' call for Christian apology to homosexuals (June 27, 2016)
• The Catholic Church is kinder, but still wrong on homosexuality (June 27, 2016)
• Pope Francis says Church should apologise to gay people (June 27, 2016)
• Pope Francis says Christians should apologize to gay people (June 27, 2016)
• Francis: Christians must apologize to gay people for marginalizing them (June 26, 2016)
• Catholic Church should apologize to gays, says papal adviser Cardinal Marx (June 24, 2016)
• In crime-infested Mexican suburb, pope rips wealth, vanity, and pride (Feb. 14, 2016)
• The Catholic story, conservative vs. progressive (Jan. 7, 2016)
• Ross Douthat's Erasmus Lecture  (Ross Douthat Delivers The 2015 Erasmus Lecture) (Jan. 4, 2016)
• A crisis of conservative Catholicism (January 2016)

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