UPDATED: The Pillar has now confirmed that Cardinal Burke has been notified by letter from the Apostolic See that he must pay rent at his apartment in Rome or vacate the premises by Feb. 29, 2024 (a leap year).
According to Massimo Franco, the Pope will issue “measures of an economic nature and canonical penalties” against Cardinal Burke. This wording seems to indicate more than merely taking away his apartment and salary. See below for a discussion.
At first, we only had a report from the Italian publication ‘Daily Compass’ on action by Pope Francis against Cardinal Burke. The publication describes itself in this way: “The Daily Compass born in December 2019 is an emanation of the Italian online newspaper ‘La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana.’ Founded by Riccardo Cascioli in 2012”. It is a decidedly anti-papal publication.
Daily Compass published the following claim: ” ‘Cardinal Burke is my enemy, so I am taking away his flat and salary’. This is what Pope Francis supposedly said at the meeting with the Heads of Dicasteries of the Roman Curia last 20 November, and which a Vatican source revealed to the Daily Compass. The indiscretion was later confirmed by other sources.”
The claims of the Daily Compass on the situation regarding Cardinal Burke turned out to be partly true and partly false (as proven below). The Daily Compass report was released Monday, 27 Nov. 2023.
On Tuesday, 28 Nov. 2023, Massimo Franco wrote the following:
“Last week, Pope Francis made it clear to the heads of the Vatican ministries that the war unleashed against him by the US conservative front will have consequences: ‘measures of an economic nature and canonical penalties’ are on the way for Cardinal Burke.”
Then on Wednesday, 29 Nov. 2023 (today), Austen Ivereigh revealed two communications he had directly with Pope Francis, the first in person, and the second by a note sent from the Pope.
Austen Ivereigh: “I met with Pope Francis on the afternoon of November 27th…. In the course of our conversation, Francis told me he had decided to remove Cardinal Burke’s cardinal privileges — his apartment and salary — because he had been using those privileges against the Church.”
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“On Tuesday evening I had a note back from the Pope. ‘I never used the word “enemy” nor the pronoun “my.” I simply announced the fact at the meeting of the dicastery heads, without giving specific explanations.’ “
Read the full article by Austen Ivereigh at WherePeterIs.com
The mention of “canonical penalties” in the article by Massimo Franco seems to take the actions against Burke further than privation of his salary and apartment. I know some persons might interpret the loss of salary and apartment as equivalent to the canonical penalties. But the quote from Massimo Franco states two types of penalties: “measures of an economic nature and canonical penalties”. The economic penalties are referred to in the plural as “measures”, which might include both the loss of the expensive 4000+ sq. ft. apartment as well as the “Vatican salary of around 5-6,000 euros a month” [quote from Ivereigh]. So this suggests that additional penalties of a canonical nature might be taken against Cardinal Burke as well.
Within the realm of possibility, as “canonical penalties” that might be issued by the Roman Pontiff against Cardinal Burke:
* possibly privation of the ability to vote in the final sessions of the Synod on Synodality
* possibly privation of the ability to vote in the next papal conclave
* possibly removal from the Cardinalate
* possibly restrictions on public preaching and teaching, especially a prohibition from speaking against the Roman Pontiff, the Apostolic See, the Synod, etc.
* possibly other specific restrictions (See Canon 1336)
* a sheer possibility but highly unlikely: suspension of priestly ministry, or excommunication, or dismissal from the clerical state.
Cardinal Burke has set himself up as one of the leaders of the widespread refusal of submission to the Roman Pontiff by Catholics on the far right. While conservatives might complain that Pope Francis takes action against Burke, under his authority as the successor of Peter, the typical conservative Pope is even more likely to take action against those who oppose the teachings and decisions of a Roman Pontiff.
Ronald L Conte Jr
the reproach of Christ 
I agree with what is happening with the Vatican. My parents and I received unwelcome looks and criticisms behind our backs before mass and during mass this 1st Advent Sunday. 😢 So sad. My mom and dad were upset that such hypocrisy and appalling behavior exists in trad communities (not all trad parishes as some are welcoming in the midwest and East Coast) in California. Prayers for my parents and I. 🙏
Disclaimer: nothing to boast about. I am glad we’re Spiritually grounded in Our Faith and the Sacraments that their criticism and gossip brushes away. I turned around and not everyone is focusing on the mass. I am thinking Catholics are like that in the 50s and 19th century as well. My parents and I are just concerned and upset that the traditional communities that we been in Cali is like that. How do they except for Catholics (who no longer practice the faith) or non Catholics convert to the faith like that? Thanks and God Bless.
If cardinal Burke is denied voting rights it is a clear message to the other conservative cardinals. Apparently we are moving towards a new conclave.
Apart of that very important news, I’d like to share my concern with the situation in Venezuela/Guyana/Brazil that may start a third war in the world. Will the next pope have to deal with a major war, not much different than his predecessor Benedict XV who was elected at the start of WW1? Or will we have a literal fulfillment of what St Pius X saw in a vision happening to one of his successors, just before WW1?