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You seem frustrated by your inability to defend your position. I don’t hate Cardinal Burke. I don’t even know him. I met him once, many years ago, before he was a bishop. I remember him because he became a bishop and cardinal; he wouldn’t remember me at all. He’s a public figure and subject to criticism. I don’t hate him; I tend to feel sorry for him. He has advanced in the church by means of the principle of ‘promoveatur ut amoveatur’ -- he’s been promoted to the next job in order to remove him from the previous one. He’s caused or exacerbated division and caused or been at the center of controversy throughout his public life. The Knights of Malta have been bumping along, doing their thing, for 900 years -- and it took Burke only two years to manufacture for them a conflict with the pope. I am interested in how the conflict resolves; if the Knights are faithful to their vows, they will cooperate with the pope in reaching a solution. That's what I think will happen.