VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has decided to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, by revoking his right to a subsidized Vatican apartment and salary in the second such radical action against a conservative American prelate this month, according to two people briefed on the measures.
Francis told a meeting of the heads of Vatican offices last week that he was moving against Burke because he was a source of “disunity” in the church, said one of the participants at the Nov. 20 meeting. The participant spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to reveal the contents of the encounter.
I mean, I got the shit beat out of me in catholic school every day until I was about 7, and even i can recognize that this is good. But you go on ahead punishing the behavior you want to see and supporting the behavior you don’t want to see and let’s both find out how that works out for you.
Cool. Well looks like you’ve internalized the shame, just as they wanted you to. The factors that contributed to your abuse, and other abuse that continues today, haven’t been addressed by the org in any honest way. This type of celebration serves as propaganda to keep their heat down. But I will never forget the injustices perpetrated against the voiceless, and will continue to hold this org to higher standards until an appropriate response is given, even if that means I will not be ‘satisfied’ as you imply. I don’t need to compromise the value of human rights just to get to a state of some artificial inner peace.