Pope Francis has stripped many of the Vatican privileges of conservative American Cardinal Raymond Burke, including taking away his subsidized apartment, according to new reports.
A senior Vatican official who spoke on the condition of anonymity claimed that the pope had said Burke, who is a well-known critic of Francis, was “working against the Church and against the papacy” and was creating “disunity” in the church, according to Reuters.
In addition to taking away his living quarters, a report from The New York Times said that an anonymous Vatican official said that Pope Francis also intends to cease Burke’s retired cardinal salary during a meeting held with other authorities in the Church.
The news of the potential eviction was initially disclosed by the conservative Italian newspaper La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana, according to The Times, known for its proximity to Cardinal Burke.
This comes after Francis’ forced removal of another outspoken conservative critic, Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, after a Vatican investigation into his diocese. No reason was given…
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