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Pope Francis has dismissed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, one of his fiercest critics among U.S. Catholic conservatives, a Vatican statement said on Saturday.
It is very rare
for a Roman Catholic bishop to be relieved of his duties outright.
Usually bishops in trouble with the Vatican are asked to resign before
submitting a resignation, which the pope accepts. ---More...
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