Cardinal Raymond Burke was only a bishop when he made this list for protecting pedophile priests. He wielded the power of excommunication to attack a local church board and pastor over a church governance conflict. He has excommunicated women who dared to call themselves priests. He has not excommunicated convicted pedophiles.
He blamed women for the rampant pedophilia problem in the church. All those women volunteering at the church make manly men uncomfortable. Then altar girls do their job too well so there are few manly boys taking up church duties. Yes, he thinks the pedophiles are gay.
Burke advanced so far in the church because he appeared to be running his diocese better than the rest. Other diocese were finding about 4% of their priests molested children but his diocese was running at about 1.5%. But that was deceptive. He had fewer pedophile priests removed from service because he let them stay where they were. Burke kept a higher percentage of priests with allegations of child sex abuse in their ministry than any other in the United States.
- Riverfront Times: Immaculate Deception
- Slate: American Cardinal Blames Women for “Feminizing” the Catholic Church
- Milwaukee Journal: Wisconsin to launch statewide investigation of clergy sex abuse, Attorney General document reveals
- Journal Sentinel: Database of Priests accused of abuse in Wisconsin
- The American Independent: Right-wing extremist bishop wants to punish Biden
22 Jan 2019