As you are undoubtedly aware, Burke has been styled as ". . . of the world's foremost authorities on Roman Catholic canon law."  Ray has, or should have has, plenty of know-how to resolve his own dubia, privately.  On the other hand, Burke had previously commented, publicly, that the Catholic church under Pope Francis, is like "a ship without a rudder."  No doubt about it, Burke has made himself an extremely controversial figure on the Catholic church, and Pope Francis is extremely wise in maintaining sufficient silence for Burke to resolve his own dubia,  or to assemble enough rope to hang himself and his scarlet-clad comrades in mutiny.