Friday, Sep 14, 2007

Academic Convocation, Archbishop Raymond Burke's Remarks

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Christendom College held an Academic Convocation in honor of its 30th Anniversary on September 14, 2007 at 4:00 pm on its Front Royal, Va. campus. The convocation honored the great leaders in Catholic higher education of today, Thomas Aquinas College Founder Dr. Ronald McArthur, Franciscan University’s First Chancellor Fr. Michael Scanlan, and Christendom College Founder Dr. Warren Carroll.

Archbishop Raymond Burke of St. Louis, Mo. presided over the convocation and received an honorary doctorate from Christendom College. These are his remarks upon reception of the honorary doctorate.

Archbishop Burke was ordained to the priesthood by Pope Paul VI in 1975, at the Basilica of St. Peter. From 1989-1994 he served as Defender of the Bond of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, the first American to hold this position on the Church's highest court. Bishop Burke was then ordained to the episcopacy by Pope John Paul II on January 6, 1995, at the Basilica of St. Peter, and was installed in the Diocese of La Crosse in 1995. In 2003, Bishop Burke was named Archbishop of St. Louis. In July 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Burke to the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura.

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