The Vatican announced a new assignment for American cardinal Raymond Burke . Pope Francis has appointed the former archbishop of Milwaukee to be his ambassador in Washington, D.C., and he will also appoint another American, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, as Archbishop of Washington. Now he is in a position with little responsibility . Pope Francis has reassigned a conservative American cardinal from a key post to one that is mostly symbolic . Burke has been outspoken about the direction the church is heading .
The Vatican announced a new assignment for American cardinal Raymond Burke . Pope Francis has appointed the former archbishop of Milwaukee to be his ambassador in Washington, D.C., and he will also appoint another American, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, as Archbishop of Washington. Now he is in a position with little responsibility . Burke has been outspoken about the direction the church is heading .