Wow. That Archbishop Burke should rally the troops against Cardinal O'Malley's presiding at Sen. Kennedy's funeral is, as David Gibson writes, "remarkable." The occasion--an annual gala for Catholic conservatives--was not exactly public, but the semi-official report on it from Deal Hudson--no Randall Terry he--would not have been made without Burke's assent.
What we're seeing looks like nothing less than a slow march to civil war among the Catholic hierarchs--extending all the way to the Vatican. Where Pope Benedict stands is a good question, but it's fair to wonder whether what's going on is a weakish octogenarian pontiff, not long in office, losing his grip.
What we're seeing looks like nothing less than a slow march to civil war among the Catholic hierarchs--extending all the way to the Vatican. Where Pope Benedict stands is a good question, but it's fair to wonder whether what's going on is a weakish octogenarian pontiff, not long in office, losing his grip.
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