VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has decided to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Wisconsin native Cardinal Raymond Burke, by revoking his right to a subsidized Vatican apartment and salary, according to two people briefed on the measures.
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Cardinal Raymond Burke blesses worshipers during services in July 2018 in La Crosse.
Photos: Cardinal Raymond Burke at Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Cardinal Raymond Burke blesses worshipers during services in July 2018 in La Crosse.
Cardinal Raymond Burke blesses the "Guardian Angel of the Unborn" statue Friday at the Memorial to the Unborn at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Go to lacrossetribune.com for a photo gallery of Burke's visit.
Cardinal Raymond Burke was at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe to bless the Guardian Angel of the Unborn statue at the Memorial to the Unborn. The sculpture by Anthony Visco of Philadelphia depicts a guardian angel holding an unborn child in his arm. A young boy on one side of the angel is praying for the unborn babies who are entombed in the memorial walls, while a young girl on the angel's other side is presenting roses to the unborn babies. Including its base, the statue is 9-foot-6 and weighs 1,800 pounds.
Cardinal Raymond Burke waves to the crowd after blessing the "Guardian Angel of the Unborn" statue Friday at the Memorial to the Unborn at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Cardinal Raymond Burke was at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe to bless the Guardian Angel of the Unborn statue at the Memorial to the Unborn in December.
Cardinal Raymond Burke was at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe to bless the Guardian Angel of the Unborn statue at the Memorial to the Unborn.
Cardinal Raymond Burke was at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe to bless the Guardian Angel of the Unborn statue at the Memorial to the Unborn.
Cardinal Raymond Burke was at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe to bless the Guardian Angel of the Unborn statue at the Memorial to the Unborn.
Cardinal Raymond Burke was at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe to bless the Guardian Angel of the Unborn statue at the Memorial to the Unborn.
Cardinal Raymond Burke, left, during a 2014 visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse.
Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke arrives at a session of a two-week synod on family issues including contraception, pre-marital sex and divorce, earlier this month at the Vatican. Burke this weekend acknowledged his imminent removal as head of the Vatican Supreme Court, just as the extraordinary synod on the family did much of what Burke advised, rejecting the welcoming, and inclusive language toward gays and remarried divorcees contained in a draft report that received praise from liberal Catholics and church critics last week.
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