Bishop Joseph Strickland has been a vocal critic of Pope Francis, and he was previously asked to resign.
Pope Francis has received backlash for his decision to remove Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, who has been a vocal critic of Francis' efforts to make the church more welcoming for the LBGTQ+ community.Strickland has publicly scrutinized Francis for the Pope's attempt to change the Church's position on social issues, such as transgender rights and same-sex marriage.
'Lepanto Institute, an organization that describes itself as committed to the 'defense of the Catholic Church,' wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday, 'Like a Soviet-era dictator, and in a raw exercise of power without provision of law, Pope Francis has removed Bp. Joseph Strickland as bishop of Tyler, TX.'Frank Pavone, a laicized Catholic priest and anti-abortion activist announced the news of Strickland's firing. 'No reason given.
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