Monday, September 08, 2008

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke Criticized Cardinal Francis George in book over honesty on involvement with accused priests

The Chicago Tribune reports:


Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke, who headed an advisory board for the nation's Catholic bishops on clergy sexual abuse, sharply criticized Cardinal Francis George and accused him of being dishonest in a new book being released Tuesday.

In Kerry Kennedy's new book, "Being Catholic Now," Burke said the Chicago-based cardinal withheld from her the fact that he was housing in his residence a priest accused of abuse in Delaware. She says she was "furious at his casual attitude" and that "the cardinal wasn't honest with me. Perhaps he was not honest with himself."

"I found the cardinal's lack of honesty really difficult to deal with. How do I go on to trust what he says to me? This continues to the present day. He and his brother bishops have been in denial all along," Burke said.
This is the very same Anne Burke who has been accused of fixing a murder trial.This is the infamous Herbert Cammon murder case.Justice Anne Burke remains strangely silent on that one.Why hasn't Anne Burke sued superstar Justice Department witness Robert Cooley for making these accusations?