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[edit] Raymond Leo Burke

Hi, please do not continue to add biased information to this article. See WP:NPOV for more information. Thank you. —MiraLuka 23:10, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

I am attempting to edit the text so that some patent biases against Archbishop Raymond L. Burke are removed from the text.

Which biases might those be? This line especially, "insisting that Catholic politicians may not ignore fundamental Catholic values in the exercise of their office," shows a very Catholic point of view. I also don't see why this line was removed: "Burke's actions have also been seen by some as further damaging an already fragile relationship between the laity and the hierarchy that resulted from the sexual abuse scandals faced by the church in recent years."
P.S. You can sign your posts on talk pages by typing in four tildes (~). —MiraLuka 01:24, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

1) insisting that Catholic politicians may not ignore fundamental Catholic values in the exercise of their office

This is in fact what Archbishop Burke has asked; to suggest that the issue was solely that of refusing the sacrament of Holy Communion to such politicians is a gross oversimplification, and typical of what was reported in the secular media, to the exclusion of all other details.

2) Burke's actions have also been seen by some as further damaging an already fragile relationship between the laity and the hierarchy that resulted from the sexual abuse scandals faced by the church in recent years.

This is a red herring; when all else fails, throw in a line about the sex abuse scandal. It's also an opinion. Seen as such by whom? Is there a poll, or at least a credible journalistic source, that supports this conclusion?

3) Also, the bit about the priests in the diocese of LaCrosse should be omitted; the only source for this is an article (from the Riverfront Times) with an obvious anti-Burke bias, in which virtually all the complaining "priests" are quoted only on the condition of anonymity.

I'm going to move this and other discussions to the article's talk page. You will find my responses there. —MiraLuka 18:47, 30 May 2006 (UTC)