Cardinal Raymond Burke accused Pope Francis of sowing confusion and error after he ‘endorsed’ same-sex unions.
Burke, an American prelate of the Catholic Church, former Archbishop of St. Louis, and patron of the Sovereign Military Order said that the pope’s words ‘do not correspond to the constant teaching of the Church.’
He was backed by Cardinal Sean O’Malley and Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence.
This comes after Pope Francis said to moviemakers that same-gender couples are ‘children of God and have a right to be in a family’ in an interview last year but only released recently.
The pope’s remarks were aired at the Rome Film Festival and were viewed by people as an endorsement of same-sex unions.
In response to the pope’s words, Cardinal Burke said: “Such declarations generate great bewilderment and cause confusion and error among Catholic faithful, inasmuch as they are contrary to the teaching of Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition.
“They cause wonderment and error regarding the Church’s teaching among people of good will, who sincerely wish to know what the Catholic Church teaches.
“They impose upon pastors of souls the duty of conscience to make fitting and necessary clarifications.”
Burke added: “The context and the occasion of such declarations make them devoid of any magisterial weight. They are rightly interpreted as simple private opinions of the person who made them.
“These declarations do not bind, in any manner, the consciences of the faithful who are rather obliged to adhere with religious submission to what Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, and the ordinary Magisterium of the Church teach.”
Burke also said that Catholics are commanded to “hate the sin but love the sinner,” and that the remarks are not an endorsement, adding: “To speak of a homosexual union, in the same sense as the conjugal union of the married, is… misleading, because there can be no such union.”
What are your thoughts on US Cardinal Raymond Burke Hits Out At Pope Francis For Endorsing Same-S** Unions? Let us know in the comments section and SHARE this story with your friends and family!
Replaced!