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Pope Francis Fires Bishop Who Criticized Him

By Filings on Tue, 11/14/23
Church & Ministry
Pope Francis
Roman Catholicism

“The Vatican first asked Strickland to resign on Thursday. When Strickland refused to step aside, according to DiNardo, the pontiff decided to remove him from office.” - CPost

Related:

  • Attention U.S. Catholic bishops: You are not allowed to say that this pope isn’t Catholic - GetReligion
  • An American Catholic bishop gets a deserved heave-ho from the pope - RNS

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Bert Perry

NewTough call

Tue, 11/14/23

If I were Catholic, it would be very difficult, as it does appear that the current Pope is bent on undermining key parts of Catholic theology, but then any priest or bishop is bound to obey the Pope on various matters.

Put differently, makes me glad I'm a Protestant with Sola Scriptura and individual soul liberty. We have our messes, sure, but this one on the Catholic side is intractable.

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.

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WallyMorris

NewThe Catholic Church is…

Tue, 11/14/23

The Catholic Church is becoming more "catholic" than Roman, expanding & changing for the future.

Wally Morris
Huntington, IN

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G. N. Barkman

NewPerhaps?

Tue, 11/14/23

Could we be on the verge of another Reformation, as traditional Roman Catholics find the Pope incompatible with their Catholic faith?

G. N. Barkman

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