Washington D.C., Aug 16, 2018 / 17:31 pm
Cardinal Raymond Burke said Thursday that the Catholic Church is facing "a very grave crisis" due to the "grievous failure" on the part of certain bishops and that "a serious loss of confidence in our shepherds" needs to be restored after sexual abuse scandals in the United States.
"We are in the face of a very grave crisis, which is touching at the very heart of the Church because Our Lord acts on behalf of the flock through those shepherds who are ordained to act in His person, teaching, celebrating the sacraments, and governing the Church," said Burke in an interview on Raymond Arroyo's "World Over" Aug. 16.
Cardinal Burke, 70, is prefect emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura. He recently returned to Rome from an almost month-long visit to the United States, said that he had "never heard so much anger, so much disappointment, so much frustration from good, Catholic faithful" than during this visit to the U.S.
"We are dealing here with the gravest of sins … We have to focus our attention on that, and do what is just with regard to all parties involved."