Bishop Strickland and the Decay of Catholic Culture

Where so many bishops saw a PR disaster to be either averted or quickly dealt with, Strickland saw a calling to be the antithesis of McCarrick and his cabal of enablers: a good shepherd.

While McCarrick thought only of himself, Strickland put the love of Christ and the needs of his flock before himself.

As many know, the Vatican announced on Saturday that Pope Francis removed Strickland from his post as the bishop of the diocese of Tyler.

Bishop Joe Vásquez of the nearby diocese of Austin will serve as apostolic administrator of Tyler until, presumably, Strickland's replacement is found.

The bishop's removal follows an apostolic visitation to Strickland's diocese in June and a Vatican meeting in which Pope Francis was advised to pressure Strickland to resign.

In May, while defending Pope Francis against claims of his not really being the Pope, Strickland said on Twitter, "I believe Pope Francis is the Pope but it is time for me to say that I reject his program of undermining the Deposit of Faith," referring to the Pope's persistent ambiguity on moral matters.

Whatever reason the Vatican eventually provides for removing Strickland as shepherd - if one is ever provided, that is - the true reason is not that Strickland was critical of Pope Francis' agenda, not that he was a poor administrator, and certainly not that he was a sedevacantist. 

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