I wonder if Bishop Zipfel has a chance to be the next Archbishop. He is a good man and good with people…

Most of the complaints I have read about Archbishop Burke center around the obvious fact that he is a Catholic teaching Catholic Doctrine. People who have criticized him are largely Catholic in name only, their heart is really not in or with the Church, they lack an informed conscience. Largely unbeknownst to these critics, they are doing today and have done what a like minded group did in the 1500s. Nothing is new!!
Thank you Archbishop Burke, a great Wisconsin farm boy who became a great leader in a great Church headed by a Great Bavarian Pope. The Church will go on and the Saint Louis Archdiocesan Church will prosper because of leaders like Archbishop Burke.

I hope that whoever is called, they will continue Burkes tradition of taking a strong stand against what I’d refer to as “popular sins”. Burke was no PR genius, he understood that people should be reminded that the Church views certain activities as sins. Being reminded shouldn’t be considered Authoritarian. In the Catholic Churhc its very important that one understands when they sin and be truly penatent for it. I can’t imagine how many Catholics break the holy tradition of Communion by quietly defying the teachings of the Church. Burke served as a rather blunt instrument to remind the flock of the tennants of the faith. His tenure brought this Protestant very close to conversion.

I wonder how many negative posters on here ae Catholics that don’t truly understand their faith. Moreso I wonder how many negative posts are from non-Catholics that have no religious bone in the hunt but hate him do to political views. Both situations are ashame.

I would hope that whomever replaces Archbishop Burke be a little more diplomatic and media-savvy in his dealings with important issues. I also hope that his replacement maintains the exact policies regarding St. Stans and Pro-Choice Catholic politicians. Burke suffered from an image problem but he was doing exactly what he needed to do.

We LOVE you, Your Grace, Arhcbishop Burke! Thank you for teaching Jesus loves us!

AB Burke has done a great job–that so many people think otherwise is perhaps confirmation of that fact. Someone once said, “Woe to you when all men speak well of you.”

It is pleasing that AB Burke will now head what is in effect the Supreme Court of the Catholic Church. The only downside to this is that the Church in St. Louis will lose a great pastor.

As one other note, PBR goes to prove how truly hateful, spiteful, and truly worse the far-left is compared to the far right. How many “I’m glad he’s dead” and “Rot in hell”’s did you see from conservatives regarding George Carlin, or how many ill wishes there were for Senator Kennedy? The far left may be abrasive to a negative degree, but at least in the end they realize we’re all humans with different opinions. The far-left clearly is just inhuman and despicable, seeking only to condemn. They’ve become just as judgemental as the Catholic Church was in the Dark Ages. I’d imagine that someone like PBR would torture and kill conservatives because he they are “evil”.

No wonder the public discourse is so bad these days.

This is a much better role for him. He essentially tried to do this role as an archbishop, and disillusioned many Catholics in the process (myself included). As a Catholic under his rule, I really despised his leadership and often found myself questioning how I could be a part of such an intolerant religion. I don’t think Catholicism really is so intolerant, but he sure made it feel that way here. Now he can focus on the “big issues” that make their way to the supreme court, with day to day issues hopefully being handled by someone who isn’t so out of touch with today’s world.

I still have issues with a church that puts people like him in a leadership position, but at least now he’ll be further removed from my day-to-day Catholic life. Of course, who knows what the next Archbishop will be like, but I can’t imagine anyone being worse than Burke.

Archbishop Ray Burke is an outstanding American Churchman who shows that Love of God which true Christians know as Charity and his actions reflect the “Splendor of Truth” which could only emanate from The Word Himself. His departure for The Vatican will mean that Saint Louis will no longer have this one great apostle of Our Lord Jesus who Pope John Paul II gave as His special gift and legacy. We must pray that His Successor will have that same degree of Faith, Hope and Love, as well as Fortitude, Piety and Wisdom with which Almighty God has endowed this Archbishop. Long live Raymond Leo Burke!

How odd that two of the top stories are about “AB” items.
Just a note…be careful what you wish/pray for…