In very rare move, Pope dismisses conservative US Bishop Strickland
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis has dismissed Bishop Joseph E Strickland of Tyler, Texas, one of his fiercest critics among US Roman Catholic conservatives, a Vatican statement said on Saturday. It is very rare for a bishop to be relieved of his duties outright. Usually bishops in trouble with the Vatican are asked to resign […]
US Catholic Bishop Strickland subject to Vatican investigation
United States RNS The Vatican subjected the Catholic Diocese of Tyler, Texas, to an apostolic visitation last week, a rare disciplinary investigation by the Holy See into the diocese overseen by Bishop Joseph E Strickland, a controversial firebrand conservative cleric who has publicly criticised Pope Francis. A representative for the diocese confirmed reports of the […]