Associated Press reports. It’s not known if he had received the vaccine.The ultraconservative Burke is the former archbishop of St.
Louis and before that was bishop of LaCrosse, Wis. After leaving St. Louis, he became head of the Vatican’s highest court in 2008 but was removed from that position by Pope Francis in 2014, after he said the church under Francis was “like a ship without a rudder.” Francis put him back on the court in 2017 but only as an adviser.
He lives in Rome but was visiting Wisconsin when he was diagnosed, according to The Washington Post.Burke has made many anti-LGBTQ+ statements throughout his career, in addition to criticizing Catholic politicians who support abortion rights and activists for the ordination of women.