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Cardinal Burke cuts ties with Dignitatis Humanae because of it’s association with Steve Bannon.

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Good. Bannon is a sleazeball. Excerpt below but hit the link.

U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke has resigned from the Dignitatis Humanae Institute, saying it has become "more and more identified with the political program" of Steve Bannon. In a letter posted on his Twitter feed, Cardinal Burke said June 25 he had urged the institute to return to its original purpose of promoting the respect of human dignity but "it has not done so," so he was terminating his relationship, including being the institute's honorary president.

"I disagree completely with a number of Mr. Bannon's statements regarding the doctrine and discipline of the Roman Catholic Church."

"Above all, I find objectionable his statement calling into question the church's discipline of perpetual continence for the clergy, in accord with the example and desire of Christ …" he said.

Cardinal Burke said he had never worked with Bannon but had met with him "on occasion to discuss Catholic social teaching regarding certain political questions."

"In meeting with him, as in meeting with other political leaders, I have tried to fulfill my mission as a priest to teach the faith and morals for the common good," he said.

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  1. Karen Avatar
    Karen

    The comments in the article were interesting- here’s one that resonated with me
    THOMAS GOSSE3 days 1 hour ago
    Yes Love your Neighbor as yourself (…cast the first stone) and LOVE YOUR ENEMY, DO GOOD TO THOSE WHO HURT YOU… Catholicism, as an expression of Christianity, must not be the end of Christianity but the beginning of the love of Christ. I believe that what we are finding in the current struggle of the Church hierarchy to come to terms with abuse, animosity towards philosophical opponents, the desire and power to control by authority of position, rather than the direct example of Christ-like behavior, should give us pause to examine what it is we mean by our own Catholicism. Jesus set the example for how we MUST deal with wrong-headed thinkers who would condemn without fair trial, and seek power over others and self-righteousness over love of God and fellow man. It’s a hard example. It actually costs us our lives, which in end ONLY matter to Christ Himself, even more than they matter to us.

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