Posted on 05/24/2023 6:51:10 PM PDT by marshmallow
Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland did not deny that he was confronted by the papal nuncio at a bishops conference in November 2021.
(RNS) — If Texas Bishop Joseph E. Strickland is known outside of his diocese for anything, it’s for controversy.
The conservative firebrand, who oversees the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, has sparked backlash from critics for everything from voicing support for priests who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to offering a prayer at a “Jericho March” event in the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. More recently, Strickland challenged Pope Francis, announcing on his Twitter feed that he believes the pontiff is “undermining the Deposit of Faith.” His efforts have inspired some detractors to call for Strickland’s resignation, while others have urged Vatican intervention.
But according to multiple sources, Strickland has already been on the receiving end of the Vatican’s ire for more than a year: He was chastised by a representative of the Holy See in 2021, they say — a move that simultaneously signals the potential for formal Vatican disciplinary action and exemplifies the difficulty of reining in a controversial cleric.
The revelation came last week during a broadcast of the Terry and Jesse Show, a program that regularly features Strickland as a guest and airs on Virgin Most Powerful Radio, a conservative-leaning Catholic outlet. While discussing blowback to Strickland’s recent tweets, co-host Terry Barber described an occasion where Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Vatican’s U.S. ambassador, allegedly approached Strickland at a gathering of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. According to Barber, Pierre, known as the papal nuncio, “wagged his finger” at Strickland while saying “Bishop Strickland, we’re watching you — stop talking about the deposit of faith.”
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WRONG!!!!
He's known for ORTHODOXY.
In a world of universal heresy and duplicity, being traditional paints a target on you.
Indeed.
No kidding. Those of us who favor the Latin Mass feel that target quite powerfully.
Dictator Pope Ping
It’s incorrect to call Bishop Strickland (or anyone, for that matter) a “conservative Catholic”. There is no such thing as a conservative Catholic or a liberal Catholic. You are either Catholic or you are not!
Yepper...
We moved to East Texas from a left-wing, Judas-led diocese over a year ago. Strickland is a white martyr. By the grace of God alone is the good bishop still shepherding this diocese and not relegated to paper shuffling in some Vatican office. The purification of the remnant is underway. Fight the good fight!
God is faithful.
Prayers up for this faithful bishop.
>> stop talking about the deposit of faith <<
Christ said to His apostles: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations... Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you.
Nuncio Pierre is a complete and utter woke thug. VERY distasteful French snotty dude.
God bless Bishop Strickland.
Bishop Strickland is one of the few bishops who actually speaks like a believing Catholic who knows that he will go to Hell if he preaches the Gospel falsely.
Father Ripperger was forced to leave, but what angered me is he moved the Blessed Kateri celebration to an abbey instead of holding it in one of the churches where the Indians lived. Our church had a Kateri shrine for example, but the abbey while nice had little to do with that Native Americans or Hispanic Catholics when I lived there, hopefully things have gotten better since we left
If Texas Bishop Joseph E. Strickland is known outside of his diocese for anything, it’s for controversy.
WRONG!!!!
He’s known for ORTHODOXY.
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He’s also like Archbishop Viganó who speak truth to power. Yes, there are a few good Bishops remaining and Catholics need to take heart.
Unfortunate considering our previous nuncio was Archbishop Viganó.
The extent of the evil that has infiltrated the Church is a reality that few dare to admit.
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