Cardinal Burke: Gays and Remarried Catholics Same As Murderers

[hoosier_daddy]

(RNS) When Pope Francis last year effectively demoted U.S. Cardinal Raymond Burke by moving him out of a senior post in the Vatican to a largely ceremonial role as head of a Rome-based Catholic charity, it was viewed as a way to sideline one of the pontiff’s most outspoken critics on the right.

But the move seems to have left Burke free to air his conservative — and pointed — views on efforts to change church practices, not that he was ever terribly hesitant about speaking his mind.

Now the American churchman has spoken out again, telling an interviewer that gay couples and divorced and remarried Catholics who are trying to live good and faithful lives are still like “the person who murders someone and yet is kind to other people.”

“If you are living publicly in a state of mortal sin there isn’t any good act that you can perform that justifies that situation: the person remains in grave sin,” Burke said in an interview with LifeSiteNews, a U.S.-based web service focused on battling abortion and promoting other conservative causes.

“And to give the impression that somehow there’s something good about living in a state of grave sin is simply contrary to what the (Catholic) Church has always and everywhere taught,” said Burke, who spoke to LifeSiteNews in Rome.

Asked if being “kind” and “generous” and “dedicated” is enough, Burke replied: “Of course it’s not. It’s like the person who murders someone and yet is kind to other people.”

The lengthy interview was published on Tuesday (March 24).

On the surface, Burke’s comments break little theological ground; the church has always taught that sin is sin, and some sins are especially serious. For example, cohabitation, homosexual relations and adultery (which is how the Catholic Church views the relations of a couple who are divorced and remarried without annulling the first marriage) are viewed as mortal sins, as is murder.

But comparing those situations in any context is unusual, and certainly out of step with the pastoral tone that Francis has set in his papacy. Moreover, reformers argue that a murderer — or almost any other sinner — can go to confession, receive absolution, and take Communion in a state of grace. But there is no such option for a gay person or those who are divorced and remarried, except permanent celibacy.

[DaBoz]

Yep!

and?

[Baretta19]

Why do you love to have sex with children? You liberals should seek help for your vile sickness preying on small children

[DaBoz]

Do you mean the Clintons or HO?

[sweetwater5s9]

The church has always taught that sin is sin.  Next?

[DaBoz]

There is a special level for Lying aholes like HO in hell.

[Baretta19]

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Thanks to Davik for posting the information letting us know why HOOSIER_DADDY is such a pathetic loser, not that there has been any doubt at any time this just proves why he's such a pathetic moron.

[hoosier_daddy]

so you clowns believe that being gay and getting remarried is just as bad as killing somebody?

[DaBoz]

Now why are you insulting Pathetic losers by comparing them to HO.


HO as an ex catholic,, you know the rules... you don't like them ,,, take it up with God.

[Baretta19]

“If you are living publicly in a state of mortal sin there isn’t any good act that you can perform that justifies that situation: the person remains in grave sin,” Burke said in an interview with LifeSiteNews, a U.S.-based web service focused on battling abortion and promoting other conservative causes.

Unless of course you're a Priest molesting young boys, then 3 hail Mary's and all is good. The only institution IMO that has degraded itself more than politics is the catholic church

[Baretta19]

so you clowns believe that being gay and getting remarried is just as bad as killing somebody?

Nope but your pedophile lifestyle certainly is as bad as murder since your desires "murder" a childs life

[hoosier_daddy]

why are you constantly fantasizing about pedophilia, pervert?  goddamn, boy.  it's bad enough when all you had were gay fantasies but these child sex fantasies are way way way over the line.  get some help.  nobody even mentioned pedophilia, asshole, and yet you still thought of it.