Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke has publicly reaffirmed his loyalty to Pope Leo XIV after a wave of AI-generated content circulated online falsely depicting him as being in opposition to the Pontiff.

In a recent video, the cardinal addressed the faithful, stating that he had been the victim of deceptive AI manipulation. “Brothers and sisters in Christ, it has come to my attention that certain deceptive productions are being circulated which attribute to me words of opposition to His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV,” he said.