UNITED STATES
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Front Royal, VA (PRWEB) November 11, 2014
Nearly 20,000 Catholics have signed a petition in support of outspoken Cardinal Raymond Burke, just days after Pope Francis removed him from his influential Vatican post.
Launched by LifeSiteNews, a pro-life news agency, the petition thanks Burke “for being a strong and uncompromising voice in defense of the truths of life and the family.”
“Many have tried to paint Cardinal Burke as a heartless conservative ‘villain,’” said LifeSiteNews managing director Steve Jalsevac. “Nothing could be further from the truth. Cardinal Burke is humble, gentle, and deeply compassionate, but – because he stands uncompromisingly for unpopular truths – he has often been ill-treated.”
“The overwhelming response to our petition shows, however, that despite the best efforts of his enemies, Cardinal Burke remains a much-beloved figure to many everyday Catholics in the pews.”
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