He also said the “vaccination itself cannot be imposed, in a totalitarian manner, on citizens.” The thought of the introduction of such a vaccine into one’s body is rightly abhorrent.” The cardinal was eligible for the vaccine as a member of the College of Cardinals and a member of the Apostolic Signatura, which he led as prefect from 2008 until his resignation in 2014.Ĭardinal Burke has expressed concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines, including that it is “never morally justified to develop a vaccine through the use of the cell lines of aborted fetuses. The Vatican had started offering all Vatican residents, retirees and employees the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech in mid-January 2021. The cardinal has not announced whether he received the COVID-19 vaccine. He said he was “trying to grow in patience” as he regained “certain fundamental physical skills needed for my daily living, and overcoming a general fatigue and difficulty in breathing.” “The doctors and therapists who direct the program of rehabilitation assure that it is necessarily so and that I am doing well.” “Although I am making steady progress, it is slow,” his previous letter said. A native of Richland Center, Wisconsin, in the La Crosse Diocese, he has not disclosed where he was hospitalized. 25, Cardinal Burke said he has continued to recover in a house near family members in Wisconsin since his release from the hospital Sept. This prayer for peace, he said, is for “peace in your soul, peace in the world, peace in the church.” He stressed that the month of October is dedicated to this devotion and that in her messages in the apparitions at Fatima in Portugal, Mary urged people to daily pray the rosary, specifically praying for peace.
CARDINAL RAYMOND BURKE UPDATE
He said his letter was not mainly to update friends and supporters on his health condition but to encourage people to say the rosary each day. The cardinal also asked for continued prayers, noting that his “recovery continues to remain an intensive process” and that “Divine Providence will determine the time of my return to my usual pastoral activities.” 15, 2021, letter posted on his Facebook page, the 73-year-old cardinal said his recovery from COVID-19 is continuing with the help of physical therapy and he is now able to celebrate daily Mass. Burke is seen outside the Vatican March 7, 2013. 15 letter posted on his Facebook page, the 73-year-old cardinal expressed “heartfelt gratitude to all those who have prayed for my recovery” and said “words cannot adequately express” the joy he felt in being able to celebrate Mass again. Burke said his recovery from COVID-19 is continuing with the help of physical therapy and he is now able to celebrate daily Mass. Pope Francis appeared to reference Burke earlier this month while lamenting that “even in the College of Cardinals, there are some negationists,” including a “poor guy” who was subsequently hospitalized with the illness.LA CROSSE, Wis. He also suggested in 2020 that mandatory vaccinations are a way for citizens to be fitted out with microchips. 10, Burke had been outspoken about his opposition to some pandemic-related measures like mask-wearing and the closure of schools. He said he’s still experiencing a “general fatigue and difficulty in breathing” and expects it will “be several more weeks” before he can return to a normal life.īefore announcing his diagnosis on Aug. “Although I am making steady progress, it is slow,” wrote Burke, who at one point in his weeks-long COVID fight was put on a ventilator. In a statement posted to his website over the weekend, he said he checked out of the hospital on Sept. Louis who expressed skepticism about COVID-19 restrictions before himself contracting the virus, is out of the hospital but still struggling with symptoms. Cardinal Raymond Burke, the archbishop of St.
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