Pope Francis Punishes Conservative U.S. Cardinal Raymond Burke, One of His Most Vocal Critics
Updated Nov. 29, 2023 12:20 pm ETROME—Pope Francis is punishing one of his most vocal conservative critics in the Catholic hierarchy, U.S. Cardinal Raymond Burke, by taking away his stipend and rent-free apartment in Rome.The punishment of Burke, who has opposed the pope’s leniency on divorce and his conciliatory approach to LGBTQ people, comes on the heels of the pope’s firing of another conservative critic, Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland, and underscores the tensions between Francis and the U.S. church.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8