Pope Francis, 'in rare move,' removes bishop critic

By Associated Press

Nov 12, 2023 12:00 am

ROME: Pope Francis on Saturday forcibly removed the bishop of Tyler, Texas, a conservative prelate active on social media who has been a fierce critic of the pontiff and has come to symbolize the polarization within the US Catholic hierarchy.

A one-line s Pope Francistatement from the Vatican said Francis had 'relieved' Bishop Joseph Strickland of the pastoral governance of Tyler and appointed the bishop of Austin as the temporary administrator.

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