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submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

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.

Francis said he was removing Burke’s privileges of having a subsidized Vatican apartment and salary as a retired cardinal because he was using the privileges against the church, said another person who was subsequently briefed on the pope’s measures. That person also spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to reveal the details.

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[-] grte@lemmy.ca 95 points 9 months ago

I wouldn't be surprised to see a schism at some point. American Catholicism is being influenced greatly by evangelical Christianity and the political project that exists around that.

[-] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 41 points 9 months ago

I can’t wait to use the word “antipope” in a modern context.

[-] Erasmus@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Oh oh…better yet how about the Dark Pope

Or the Anti-Pope. 😈

[-] DieguiTux8623@feddit.it 35 points 9 months ago

They'll make their own Catholicism with blackjack and hookers!

[-] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 29 points 9 months ago

Except evangelicals aren't allowed to have fun.

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Well, now that’s not quite right. The straight white Christian-nationalistic male evangelicals are allowed to have fun. It’s just that their definition of “fun” doesn’t really match everyone else’s definition.

Read into that what you will.

[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

I remember seeing an age-old snippet from the Times of London or such, reporting about political discussions about outlawing dogfights. The Anglican Church opposed it on grounds of leading the soul of Englishmen towards barbarism, some other group on grounds of worry about the animals (same thing, different perspective), the Puritans opposed in on the grounds of people having fun.

[-] hdnsmbt@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Well, neither are Catholics, so that works out.

[-] pohart@programming.dev 18 points 9 months ago

The American catholics who i know love Francis and think it's taken too long to get him. Anecdotal, but I think the Dallas based church would have difficulty convincing local parishes that the Catholic pope is now misinformed and the new bigot really speaks for God

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I think you’re vastly underestimating how much the Nationalist Christian demographic gets pumped up by their hour of hate. They’ve got a persecution fetish.

[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago

Nationalist Christian demographic

Sure they'd love him, but they're also not Catholic.

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

I beg to differ. I know several who are, unfortunately.

[-] June@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Remember anecdote should not be treated as empirical.

I know some Catholics that may as well be evangelicals with extra steps, but I know more that are far from it. It happens to be that the ones that aren’t essentially evangelicals are just quiet about it.

[-] quicksand@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago

As someone who went to a Catholic school in Dallas, I don't share your optimism. I hope you're right, though.

[-] pohart@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago

I don't doubt he'll get churches in his old diocese, I'm doubtful that it'll have far reaching consequences, though.

[-] Volkditty@kbin.social 17 points 9 months ago

A handful of relatives at Thanksgiving wanted to have a conversation/diatribe about what the pope was doing wrong but hey look, I'm gonna go stand over here instead.

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

So Catholics with a basic and fundamental misunderstanding of how the church functions and the power of their head of church. Such great Catholics

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

If there is one thing true about all catholics is how selectively they practice their religion. It's more like a buffet, not a planned meal.

[-] qyron@sopuli.xyz 11 points 9 months ago

Once, it was Rome and Avignon. Will it be Vatican and Dallas now?

[-] eggymachus@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 months ago
[-] qyron@sopuli.xyz 4 points 9 months ago

Vatican City. Rome is the capital of Italy. But if there is another Rome in Georgia, it could work.

[-] PrinceWith999Enemies@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

There are actually schismatic churches right now. Mel Gibson and his father are members. Iirc they left because of Vatican II, and JP2 was too liberal for them. Mel apparently has a chapel on his property and a priest of that sect says the Latin Mass there.

I think I read about it when he said that anti-Semitic stuff after getting pulled over.

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