via Buzzfeed:

In the interview with BuzzFeed News, Burke confirmed publicly for the first time the rumors that he had been told Francis intended to demote him from the church’s chief guardian of doctrine to a minor post as patron to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

“I very much have enjoyed and have been happy to give this service, so it is a disappointment to leave it,” Burke said, explaining that he hadn’t yet received a formal notice of transfer. “On the other hand, in the church as priests, we always have to be ready to accept whatever assignment we’re given. And so I trust by accepting this assignment I trust that God will bless me, and that’s what’s in the end most important.”

When the rumors first broke, we ran a story that can be viewed here. It concluded:

Burke is known for his embrace of the culture war and ornate style of dress, neither of which seems to align with the direction Pope Francis is taking the Church. If this report is true, the changes Pope Francis is bringing to the Church are not a mere matter of style or rhetoric, but substantive.