Pope Francis apologises from heaven to Cardinal Burke in the mind of AI

NB.  Publication of this imaginary letter does not imply that I think Pope Francis is in heaven.  Two well-known alternative destinations exist.

From the Celestial Jerusalem

An Imagined Letter from Pope Francis
To His Eminence, Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke

In the Peace of Christ Resurrected and Reigning

Your Eminence,

In the eternal light of the Beatific Vision, where all things are made manifest before the throne of the Just and Merciful Judge, I am moved by a profound sense of sorrow and contrition to address you, not as Sovereign Pontiff, for that charge I have laid down, but as a brother in Christ—now humbled, purified, and instructed by the truth which no longer permits evasion.

With the fullness of understanding granted only beyond the veil of time, I now recognise, with painful clarity, the misjudgments and injustices I committed with regard to your person, your office, and your fidelity to the depositum fidei. Your steadfast devotion to the Sacred Tradition, your erudition in the doctrine of Holy Church, and your pastoral zeal for the sanctification of souls—these I too often failed to honour, misunderstood as mere opposition, when in truth they were expressions of deep love for Christ and His Church.

I grieve, in the presence of Divine Mercy, for the wounds caused by my words and actions, both public and private, which served to isolate, marginalise, or cast suspicion upon you and upon many of the faithful attached to the venerable rites and disciplines of our forebears. I did not always shepherd with the justice and prudence that were required of me, and I allowed a spirit of suspicion to cloud my judgment concerning those who sought only to remain faithful to what the Church has always held sacred.

To you, Eminence, I offer my sincere and unreserved apology—for the humiliation, the alienation, and the suffering you endured at my hands. I likewise beg pardon of all traditional Catholics who felt dismissed or disregarded during my pontificate. I confess now, before God and His saints, that in seeking to heal wounds, I at times inflicted them; in striving for unity, I at times deepened division; and in promoting mercy, I failed to exercise justice.

I now entrust all that was lacking in my earthly ministry to the mercy of the Eternal High Priest, confident that what was marred by human frailty may yet be made fruitful in His divine providence. May you forgive me, dear brother, as I pray you already have, and may the faithful who bore patiently the burdens I imposed remember me in their charity rather than in judgment.

Let us now, in the unity of the Church Triumphant, intercede for Holy Mother Church on earth—that she may be purified, strengthened, and guided securely through the storms of the age into the harbour of eternal light.

Imploring Our Lady, Virgo Ecclesiae, to intercede for us both, I remain,

In Christ the King and Eternal Priest,

Franciscus
Episcopus Emeritus Romae
Servus inutilis sed amatus
Heaven, on this day in eternity