Speaking from Rome last week, St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke put the kibosh on rumors that he was meeting with Pope Benedict XVI to receive a new appointment to become archbishop of New York.

“I can assure you that’s not the case,” he told the Post-Dispatch, laughing. “This trip has been planned for months.”

Burke said he was in Rome to take part in the second International Congress-Pilgrimage for consecrated virgins.

Rumors about whom will succeed Cardinal Edward Egan as the archbishop of New York have swirled since Egan reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 last year. In April the cardinal turned 76 and it’s believed Benedict will name his replacement in the coming months.

Burke has been the archbishop of St. Louis for nearly 4.5 years, and will turn 60 in June. He’s been involved with the consecrated virgin movement since before being installed in St. Louis, serving as the group’s official liason with…

Want to know more about the Pope? With the papal visit to the United States two weeks away, Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York offers a pithy, short bio of Pope Benedict XVI.

Meanwhile, Bill Donohue, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, is so certain the media will get more than a few facts wrong, he has made a prediction: “Look for Pope Benedict XVI to be compared unfavorably to his predecessor, John Paul II. All of a sudden, those who had no use for Pope John Paul II will now anoint him a positive force, the purpose of which is to discredit Benedict. Here’s what they will say….. ”

The Pew Forum, perhaps not having read Mr. Donohue’s prediction, printed this: “…..the current pontiff continues to be less highly regarded than his predecessor, Pope John Paul II……”

Not all media is getting it wrong. TIME magazine coverage is given a thumbs-up by EWTN. Click onto…