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The Associated Press reports:
Pope Francis on Saturday forcibly removed from office the bishop of Tyler, Texas, a conservative active on social media who has been a fierce critic of the pontiff and some of his priorities.
A one-line statement 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.
Strickland, 65, has emerged as a critic of Francis, accusing him in a tweet earlier this year of “undermining the deposit of faith.” He has been particularly critical of Francis’ recent meeting on the future of the Catholic Church during which hot-button issues were discussed, including ways to better welcome LGBTQ+ Catholics.
From my October 2021 report:
A conservative Catholic bishop in Texas praised a speech by actor Jim Caviezel this week, lauding remarks that included criticism of Pope Francis and were delivered at a conference connected to QAnon. Bishop Joseph Strickland, who heads the Diocese of Tyler and is known for his controversial brand of conservatism, tweeted out a link to a website praising Caviezel’s speech, with the prelate insisting “all need to listen” to its message.
The speech took place at the “For God & Country: Patriot Double Down” conference convened in Las Vegas over the weekend. The speakers also included Couy Griffin, a pastor and founder of Cowboys for Trump who has said he believes former President Donald Trump was “ordained by God.”
Regarding Strickland’s tweet below, in QAnon parlance, the “storm” is when Trump’s secret military force arrests and executes hundreds of Democrats and celebrities for their Satanic child abuse rituals.
RELATED: In the clip below, Strickland rages against homosexuality in an interview with a self-proclaimed ex-gay porn star. (Nobody has ever found any any of his supposed movies.)
All need to listen to this speech “Freedom is the right to do what we ought”…..Jim Caviezel: HISTORIC SPEECH & “The Storm is Upon Us” @ The TPV Patriot Double Down in Las Vegas | Media https://t.co/vytGo5B1TI
— Bishop J. Strickland (@BishStrickland) October 25, 2021
Pope Francis Relieves Bishop Joseph Strickland from Pastoral Governance of the Diocese of Tyler and Appoints the Most Reverend Joe S. Vásquez of Austin as Apostolic Administrator Sede Vacante.
Read the full statement at: https://t.co/Uh7n2OnHRa
— U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (@USCCB) November 11, 2023
On Reformation Day (October 31) Bishop Joseph Strickland crossed new lines, delivering a speech in which Pope Francis is described as a “usurper” and “this one who has pushed aside the true Pope and has attempted to sit on a chair that is not his.”https://t.co/3stKblGIM9
— Mike Lewis (@mfjlewis) November 9, 2023
Jim Caviezel gives a speech riddled with religious fanaticism and Q propaganda at the QAnon conference in Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/9gugWfoyaG
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) October 25, 2021