tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post5114433790442515971..comments2010-01-12T16:10:02.273-06:00Jake Parrillonoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-70761064420730530732009-02-21T12:51:30.000-06:002009-02-21T12:51:30.000-06:00Sen. Roskam would be good. Sen. Dan Rutherford would be better.Bob Kellamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-60419875978310633912009-02-17T03:41:14.000-06:002009-02-17T03:41:14.000-06:00Burke is a James Dobson wannabe who reminds me of another right-wing Missouri blowhard, Rush Limbaugh.Bill Kurtznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-9965529534634858282009-02-17T02:28:55.000-06:002009-02-17T02:28:55.000-06:00My read is that Benedict wanted Burke in Rome precisely in order to have an blunt American spokesman at the highest level whose legal judgments could not simply be ignored by the American bishops.Dennis Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-35173911836009411152009-02-17T02:23:39.000-06:002009-02-17T02:23:39.000-06:00That has not happened with Burke. Because Burke is an American, when he says the same thing Ratzinger said, it gets transmitted directly. The McCarrick&#39;s of the American hierarchy today can&#39;t stifle Burke the way they stifled Ratzinger. You should be glad Burke was promoted to the Apostolic Signatura.Dennis Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-27541433094957425352009-02-17T02:22:25.000-06:002009-02-17T02:22:25.000-06:00Ratzinger was a keen student of American history and polity. You remember that his message from the CDF in 2004 was very firm--pro-abort Catholic politicians should not receive communion. But it was coming from a German cardinal in the Vatican and McCarrick stifled it.Dennis Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-51595725232798553042009-02-17T02:21:27.000-06:002009-02-17T02:21:27.000-06:00Second, as great a loss as Burke was to St. Louis, he is doing even more important work in Rome and his appointment was no accident. Since he has been there he has repeatedly gotten involved in American politics in a way that was not done from the Vatican before.Dennis Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-14929399504510688092009-02-17T02:20:06.000-06:002009-02-17T02:20:06.000-06:00The system will not take any comment more than a few words in length.<br><br>Tom,<br><br>First of all, the apostolic signatura is not a glorified marriage court. There are three high courts in Rome and the &quot;marriage court&quot; is a different one.Dennis Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-70846695071483074682009-02-17T02:16:36.000-06:002009-02-17T02:16:36.000-06:00My comment has been repeatedly rejected by this system.Dennis Martinnoreply@blogger.com