Posted on 11/15/2023 6:37:34 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Bishop Joseph Strickland, who was recently removed by the Vatican from his position in the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, urged Catholics in an appearance on Newsmax to resist the Pope’s changes to the church’s ancient teachings while remaining faithful to the “bride of Christ.”
"Please, please don't abandon the bride of Christ, that is the Catholic Church,” Strickland said Tuesday on Newsmax's "The Chris Salcedo Show." “
He added: “Stay with her, grow more holy, grow closer to the sacred heart of Christ. But please, please don't abandon her to the foul sinfulness that is overtaking the world and, sadly, the church as well. Please stay with her."
Strickland, a strong advocate of traditional Catholic teachings, was removed from his duties in the diocese of Tyler, Texas, by Pope Francis Saturday after the Vatican's Dicastery for Bishops concluded its formal investigation into the diocese earlier this year.
In a statement, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, said, "As a result of the visitation, the recommendation was made to the Holy Father that the continuation in office of Bishop Strickland was not feasible."
Bishop Strickland told Salcedo the Papal Nuncio offered “quite a list” of reasons leading to his removal, but key was that he “failed to be supportive of the Synod on Synodality.”
Francis called a special synod this year and next to review the church’s teaching on controversial matters, including its work with LBGTQ+ community.
The bishop's firing sparked immediate outrage among church conservatives and traditionalists.
Francis, a member of the Society of Jesus – or Jesuits, known within the church for liberal stances such as “liberation theology” – has been pushing left-wing changes in church teachings.
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The Pope recently indicated he backed church blessings of same sex civil unions – a move that puts him at odds with original Christian teachings that forbid any sexual relations outside of marriage.
Ping
Joseph Strickland may not have a job, but he’s still a bishop.
My bishop, even though I live nowhere near Texas.
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