The whole brouhaha stinks of Burke - tortured "legalize" over obscure minute points to claim some great power and the devil with who is hurt along the way.  Burke is not just throwing Boeselager into the stormy deep, but Festing and the Knights of Malta organization.  Can the man go anywhere, do anything within the clerical structures of the Church and not create a mess?  

Card. Burke needs to be removed from his role with the Knights.  This time, he should not be given any other assignment.  The pope could just say he has no other assignment for him at this time.  As a cardinal, he would, of course, participate in any conclave to elect the next pope should we lose Francis.  I assume he has some retirement from former dioceses and from time served in the Vatican - I have never understood who has to pony up for Vatican retirees.  Of course, he knows a lot of wealthy people, so he will never be in need of anything except meaningful work.

I wonder where "home" is for Burke?