Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke – a canon lawyer and former Archbishop of St. Louis – could be a dark horse candidate to succeed Pope Francis in the event of an imminent resignation. While the US Church has been consumed by debate over why Francis overlooked Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone and USCCB President, Archbishop José Gomez, for Bishop Robert McElroy when it came to selecting new cardinals, the possibility that Burke could be the surprise change candidate to succeed the Pope is perhaps being missed.
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Cardinal Burke: the dark horse in the running to succeed Pope Francis
cardinal raymond leo burke – a canon lawyer and former archbishop of st. louis – could be a dark horse candidate to succeed pope francis in ...
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