A high-ranking Catholic cardinal who has COVID-19 is alive but in serious condition and has been sedated, according to officials at a Wisconsin shrine that he founded. Cardinal Raymond Burke, one of Pope Francis' loudest critics and a vaccine skeptic, tweeted Aug. 10 that he had caught the coronavirus. On Tuesday, the shrine issued a statement saying Burke is in serious but stable condition at an undisclosed location. ITALIAN POSTAL WORKERS INTERCEPT SUSPICIOUS LETTER TO POPEThe statement said no one should try to call Burke's family, shrine staff or Burke's residence in Rome to discuss his condition, saying such communications can become a "burden." "Though his family realizes that the Cardinal ‘belongs’ to the Church, they also ask that we respect his privacy.

Source: Fox News August 18, 2021 15:11 UTC