Archbishop Burke Pledges to Continue Fight over Pro-Abortion "Catholic" Politicians

Archbishop [Raymond] Burke of St. Louis, the leader among the US bishops in the drive to refuse Holy Communion to public dissenters from essential teachings of the Catholic religion, said this week that the battle in the US Catholic Church is not over. During the run-up to the election, Burke was the most prominent among a minority of bishops who said they would be willing to uphold Church Law that requires that, 'manifest grave sinners,' be refused communion until they recant.

"Let's just be honest, the application of the church's discipline in this regard is weak," he said.

So weak, in fact as to be "practically non-existent"...

The article listed Archbishop Burke's first name as "James" which was changed above. I'm not certain if this was a typo at Catholic News Service of Lifesite...

Back to the article - it seems Cardinal McCarrick and the "Task Force" has all but abandoned its "mission". This appears to be the case if one reads his "report" which was NOT discussed at the recent Bishops' meeting in Washington. We can, nonetheless, rest assured that the "task force" will "continue consultation on the complex theological and canonical aspects of these matters within our Conference and with the Holy See" and "develop resources and tools to help the bishops follow through on the commitments [they] made".

However, it is necessary to continue to pray for Archbishop Burke and the few other bishops who are following the disciplinary laws and directives of the Holy See. We can be certain that they will continue to be attacked and ridiculed for their fidelity and obedience.

LifeSite article here.