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Preaching at a Mass at Marian shrine in Wisconsin, the Dutch cardinal said Cardinal Burke has been unjustly criticized for proclaiming the fullness of the faith.
Dutch Cardinal Willem Eijk has warmly praised Cardinal Raymond Burke for the way he has endured attacks for proclaiming the fullness of the Catholic faith, saying that his example imitates Christ’s suffering and opens the way to heaven.
Preaching at a July 31 Mass to celebrate Cardinal Burke’s founding of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in 2008, the cardinal archbishop of Utrecht held up the American cardinal as “an exemplary priest, an outstanding canonist, a prophet of canon law.”
But despite his ecclesial achievements — which Cardinal Eijk pointed out included serving as prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, the Church’s highest court, from 2008 to 2014 — Cardinal Burke did not always receive the gratitude he would have expected, the Dutch cardinal noted.
“On the contrary, you received painful criticism, opposition and humiliation from people in the Church from whom you might have expected otherwise,” Cardinal Eijk said.
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Dutch Cardinal Willem Eijk has warmly praised Cardinal Raymond Burke for the way he has endured attacks for proclaiming the fullness of the Catholic faith, saying that his example imitates Christ’s suffering and opens the way to heaven.
Preaching at a July 31 Mass to celebrate Cardinal Burke’s founding of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in 2008, the cardinal archbishop of Utrecht held up the American cardinal as “an exemplary priest, an outstanding canonist, a prophet of canon law.”
But despite his ecclesial achievements — which Cardinal Eijk pointed out included serving as prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, the Church’s highest court, from 2008 to 2014 — Cardinal Burke did not always receive the gratitude he would have expected, the Dutch cardinal noted.
“On the contrary, you received painful criticism, opposition and humiliation from people in the Church from whom you might have expected otherwise,” Cardinal Eijk said.
Continued below.
Cardinal Eijk Praises Cardinal Burke’s Christlike Endurance in the Face of Criticism
Preaching at a Mass at Marian shrine in Wisconsin, the Dutch cardinal said Cardinal Burke has been unjustly criticized for proclaiming the fullness of the faith.
