{"id":2097105,"date":"2023-11-13T11:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T16:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-francis-removes-conservative-texas-bishop\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T11:21:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T16:21:16","slug":"pope-francis-removes-conservative-texas-bishop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-francis-removes-conservative-texas-bishop\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis Removes Conservative Texas Bishop"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpope-francis-removes-conservative-texas-bishop%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2097105&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pope Francis waves to the\u2062 crowd during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-bishops-launch-prayer-campaign-against-roe-v-wade\/\" title=\"U.S. Bishops Launch Prayer Campaign Against Roe v. Wade\">weekly general audience<\/a> on November 8, 2023 at St Peter\u2019s square in The Vatican.  (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril Elfi<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>11:22 AM \u2013 Sunday, November 12, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>Pope Francis removes Bishop Joseph E. Strickland from the\u2062 Diocese of Tyler, Texas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Pope Francis ordered the removal of\u200b Bishop Strickland, one of his fiercest critics among Roman Catholic conservatives in\u2062 the United States, after he refused to\u200b resign following a\u2064 Vatican investigation. <\/p>\n<p>This decision comes \u2064amidst Strickland&#8217;s vocal opposition to Francis, accusing him earlier this year of\u200c &#8220;undermining the deposit of faith&#8221; in a tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Strickland recently expressed \u2062his disapproval of Francis&#8217; closed-door \u2064debate on controversial topics within the church, such as women in leadership roles and \u200dLGBTQ+ acceptance. However, the final outcome of the debate did not deviate from\u2063 established doctrine.<\/p>\n<p>Strickland referred to the discussion as \u2062a &#8220;travesty&#8221; and criticized the \u2063inclusion of such topics.<\/p>\n<p>The Vatican initiated an \u2063investigation into Strickland&#8217;s governance of the diocese\u200b following complaints from priests and laypeople in \u200cTyler. The Vatican&#8217;s findings were not\u200c disclosed, but Strickland argued that he was appointed as bishop by the late Pope Benedict XVI in 2012 and\u2063 therefore could not relinquish his role.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, the head of the church\u200d in Texas, stated that\u200c the Vatican investigators \u200bconducted a thorough inquiry into the diocese&#8217;s leadership and governance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;The continuation in \u2064office of Bishop Strickland was not\u2064 feasible,&#8221; DiNardo said in a statement Saturday, following their inquiry.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Vatican urged Strickland to resign on Thursday, but he refused, leading to his dismissal by Pope Francis two days later, according \u2062to DiNardo&#8217;s \u2062statement.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Strickland from his position as the Bishop of \u2062the Diocese of Tyler,\u200d Texas. This move comes after Bishop Strickland refused to resign following a Vatican investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Strickland has been known as one of the fiercest critics of\u200d Pope Francis\u200b among Roman Catholic conservatives\u200c in the United States. He\u2064 has\u200c publicly voiced his opposition to \u2063the Pope, accusing him of &#8220;undermining the deposit of faith&#8221; earlier this year in a\u2062 tweet. His vocal criticism especially targeted Francis&#8217; closed-door debates on controversial topics\u2062 within the church, such as women in leadership roles and LGBTQ+ acceptance.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is important to note that the final outcome of these debates did not deviate from established doctrine. Despite this, Bishop Strickland\u2064 referred to the discussions\u2064 as a &#8220;travesty&#8221;\u200c and criticized the inclusion of such topics.<\/p>\n<p>The Vatican initiated an\u2064 investigation into Bishop Strickland&#8217;s governance of \u200bthe Diocese of Tyler after receiving complaints from priests\u200c and laypeople.\u200d The findings of this investigation \u2063were not\u2064 disclosed to the public, but Bishop Strickland argued that he was \u200cappointed as bishop by the late \u200cPope Benedict XVI in 2012 and, therefore, could\u2064 not\u2063 relinquish his role.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, the head of the church in Texas, stated that the Vatican investigators conducted a thorough inquiry into the diocese&#8217;s leadership and governance. In\u200b a statement, DiNardo said, &#8220;The continuation in \u2063office \u200bof Bishop Strickland was not feasible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 Vatican urged Bishop Strickland to resign \u200bon Thursday, but he refused, leading to his dismissal by Pope Francis two\u200c days later, as stated by Cardinal DiNardo.<\/p>\n<p>This decision by Pope \u200bFrancis to remove Bishop Strickland is\u2062 significant, as it demonstrates the Pope&#8217;s authority and his commitment to\u2062 maintaining unity within \u200bthe Catholic Church. While differences of opinion and debate are essential, it is crucial for \u2063bishops and clergy to work together in harmony and\u200c uphold the teachings\u2062 and traditions \u2063of the Church.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen what the future holds for Bishop Strickland, but it is\u2063 evident that his removal from the Diocese \u200cof Tyler sends a strong message about Pope Francis&#8217; leadership and his determination to address dissent within the \u200dCatholic Church.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis waves to the crowd during the weekly general audience on November 8, 2023 at St Peter\u2019s square in The Vatican. (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE\/AFP via Getty Images) OAN\u2019s\u00a0Abril Elfi\u00a011:22 AM \u2013 Sunday, November 12, 2023 Pope Francis has removed Bishop Joseph E. 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