10 Reasons Cardinal Burke Will Be the Next Pope

[Dawn Marie]

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10 Reasons Cardinal Burke Will Be the Next Pope

I'm making a very bold and controversial claim: His Eminence Raymond Cardinal Burke will be the next Pope. I'm going to provide you with 10 solid reasons why the cardinals will rally to him in the conclave for the required 2/3 vote majority.

Let's be honest. Most people are claiming (or grumbling) that Cardinal Burke will never be elected as Pope. They say he's too heavy-handed, too ceremonial, too traditional, too political, and too serious to be papabile. If you're one of those people who think Burke is the best cardinal for the job, but look at your toes and sigh: "It'll never happen," then keep reading.

The problem is that the Burke naysayers are thinking like journalists and voters. (By the way, one of my favorite daily blogs: Rorate Coeli explains why the journalists get it wrong.)

When the doors of the conclave close, men who would usually vote one way, vote another. Under the staring eyes painted onto the ceiling of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, these cardinals know that history is being made. The Pope they elect will have a difficult vocation. The Pope they elect will change the lives of billions of people both now...and in the future.

I want to challenge you to think like a cardinal in 2013. The cardinals are worried. Most cardinals knew that Pope Benedict had considered abdication, but most of them never thought it could actually happen. Here we are 50 years after the Council, right in the middle of the Year of Faith, and then suddenly the Pope resigns.

Globally, the Catholic Church faces accusations. Here and there in local dioceses, there are spots of financial and sexual scandal (for example, in Los Angeles). The rumors in Rome surrounding Vatileaks, the Butler, and the Bank are still circulating. Cardinal O'Brien of Scotland just stepped down. The question of secular politicians and the Church is a concern. There is growing debate about liturgy and the Extraordinary Form. The SSPX dialogue fell flat. So in the middle of this storm, Pope Benedict abdicates. I think this is all part of the divine plan (Here's my post explain why I think the Blessed Virgin Mary asked Pope Benedict stepped down), but let's be honest. It's a traumatic time. Yet, whenever there is trauma, conservatism reigns.

The Cardinals will rally to a holy man who will prayerfully clean house and face down the evils, scandals, and rumors. There is only one cardinal who has vocalized a plan of attack for the political, liturgical, and canonical problems in the Church: his name is Raymond Cardinal Burke.

Cardinal Burke is the only one who has explicitly proclaimed a way forward in these times of trouble. As in the last papal conclave, the cardinals will turn to a man who operates on sound principles. A man whose virtue is known by all. A man of the Gospel.

With that being said, here are the 10 reasons why Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke will be elected Pope.

The 10 Reasons

[Birgitta]

Those are some pretty good reasons. :)

[Dawn Marie]

Just to be clear, this is an article found on Catholic Conservative.  It's not my opinion.

But if Cardinal Burke is a Marian and understands the consequences of Fatima then maybe, maybe, maybe he will be more reasonable to consecrating Russia and actually spreading devotion to Mary's Immaculate Heart.  In that case then I would hope for him to go into the conclave a Cardinal and come out a Pope :)))

[Cathleen]

Not only here, but all over the world, there are good and simple souls praying to the Holy Ghost and to the Blessed Virgin Mary for a good outcome to this conclave.  Maybe I am naive and too hopeful, but I can't believe that all those prayers won't be answered in the way that is best for us and for the Church.

I heard speculation that the conclave ends quickly and that the new Pope will be enthroned around St. Joseph's Day.  Maybe we should add that to our intentions for his novena?  St. Joseph is the Patron of the Universal Church, and he did appear at Fatima with the Child Jesus.  That is just my opinion, of course, but we have to watch, pray and hope.

[bernadette szczepkowski]

The 10 reasons leave much food for thought.

He certainly is one of the most traditionally leaning Cardinals, beside Cardinal Ranijith.

His devotion to Our Blessed Mother is the best sign.

Come Holy Ghost!