US Cardinal Raymond Burke kicked-out of Vatican apartment and striped of his salary by Pope Francis for criticizing his pro-LGBT stance

Pope Francis has kicked conservative US Cardinal Raymond Burke out of his Vatican apartment and stripped him of his salary after he criticized the pontiff's pro-LGBT stance.

Francis has decided to punish Burke by revoking his right to a subsidized Vatican apartment and salary in the second such radical action against an American prelate this month, according to two sources.

It is understood Francis told a meeting of the heads of Vatican offices last week that he was moving against Burke because he was a source of 'disunity' in the church, said one of the participants at the November 20 meeting.

Burke's privileges of having a subsidized Vatican apartment and salary as a retired cardinal have been removed because he was using the benefits against the church, said another person who was subsequently briefed on the pope´s measures.

Both insiders spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to reveal the details.

Burke has not received any notification of measures being taken, his secretary said in a text message Tuesday to The Associated Press. …

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12800421/Pope-punishes-leading-critic-Cardinal-Burke-second-action-against-conservative-American-prelates.html

Poll: Mitch McConnell Less Popular than Bob Menendez

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is less popular than Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), the latter of whom has faced serious corruption charges as some of those on his own side have called on him to resign.

The results stem from Morning Consult data, which shows McConnell, 81, standing as the least popular U.S. senator, as 29 percent approve of him, and 65 percent disapprove, resulting in a net approval of -36.

McConnell has beaten out every other senator in terms of having a negative approval rating — even Sen. Menendez, who also is included in the top ten least popular senators, as 36 percent approve of him, and 46 percent do not, giving him a net rating of -10. This comes despite the fact that Menendez was indicted for allegedly accepting what has been described as “hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes” from New Jersey businessmen.

“In exchange, he is accused of wielding his ‘power and influence’ as a senator not only to ‘protect and enrich’ the men but to ‘benefit the Arab Republic of Egypt,'” as Breitbart News reported.

Nevertheless, McConnell has insisted that he will finish his term as leader as he maintains his status as the longest-serving party leader in Senate history. In October, following his two public freezes, the octogenarian said he was “completely recovered and back on the job,” as doctors publicly ruled out Parkinson’s disease, a stroke, or seizures as causes of the episodes.

Meanwhile, McConnell has used his position to continue to advocate for more U.S. aid to Ukraine.

A September Rasmussen Reports survey found that 74 percent of Republican voters believe McConnell should resign as GOP Senate minority leader.

https://twitter.com/IAPolls2022/status/1729533978338549813

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/11/29/poll-mitch-mcconnell-less-popular-than-bob-menendez/

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Pope Francis to Evict ‘My Enemy’ Cardinal Raymond Burke from Vatican Apartment

ROME — Pope Francis said he intends to evict conservative Cardinal Raymond Burke from his subsidized Vatican apartment and strip him of his monthly salary, calling the prelate “my enemy.”

Francis revealed his intentions at a closed meeting of the heads of Vatican offices on November 20 but the leaked news has since been confirmed by various independent sources present at the closed-door session.

According to Riccardo Cascioli of La Bussola Quotidiana, which broke the story, the alleged enmity of Cardinal Burke “has become a real obsession for Pope Francis in recent times,” even though the American cardinal has really been “in the crosshairs since the beginning of his pontificate.”

“Cardinal Burke is my enemy, so I am taking away his apartment and his paycheck,” the pope reportedly said, a financial loss calculated at between $112,000 and $152,000 per year.

In 2018, Burke criticized a secret deal between the Vatican and China’s Communist Party on the naming of bishops in China, calling it “absolutely unconscionable.”

The cardinal used stronger language still in 2021 in reaction to the pope’s decision to drastically restrict the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass.

Those who are attached to the Traditional Latin Mass, sometimes called the Tridentine Mass, “are deeply disheartened by the severity of the discipline” imposed by Pope Francis and “offended by the language” he employs to describe them, their attitudes and their conduct, Burke said. …

https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2023/11/29/pope-francis-to-evict-my-enemy-cardinal-raymond-burke-from-vatican-apartment/