And all he did was stick to the truth.
I can't believe how much we complicate things by trying to be ecumenical and "nice." Burke just stuck to the truth, treated the guy like a human being, and had faith that God would do the rest.
"In 1995, after four years of trying to combine sporadic Catholic worship with fulltime homosexual cohabitation, Hess gave up, and melodramatically “boxed up all my crucifixes and Bibles and dropped them off at the office of the bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin with a letter renouncing the Catholic faith.”
I can't believe how much we complicate things by trying to be ecumenical and "nice." Burke just stuck to the truth, treated the guy like a human being, and had faith that God would do the rest.
"In 1995, after four years of trying to combine sporadic Catholic worship with fulltime homosexual cohabitation, Hess gave up, and melodramatically “boxed up all my crucifixes and Bibles and dropped them off at the office of the bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin with a letter renouncing the Catholic faith.”
That would be Bishop Raymond “Ivory Tower” Burke. To Hess’ surprise and chagrin, Bishop Burke responded kindly, saying he respected Hess’ decision but would pray for his return. A self-described “gay activist,” Hess was outraged at the bishop’s “arrogance,” and wrote back to accuse him of harassment and instruct him to never write again. But Bishop Burke did write again, one last, kind letter, promising to obey Hess’ dictate, but also promising, “if I should want to reconcile with the Church, he would welcome me back with open arms.”"
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/how-cardinal-burke-welcomed-home-a-gay-activist
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