has forcibly removed a bishop who built a huge social media following with his brazen criticism of the pontiff, including a warning of 'blasphemies emanating from Rome.' Bishop Joseph E. Strickland was removed from pastoral duties in the Diocese of Tyler, which will be temporarily administered by the bishop of Austin, the Vatican said in a one-sentence statement on Saturday.Strickland, an outspoken conservative on issues including abortion, was known for his social media broadsides against the Holy See and had come to symbolize the growing polarization within the US Catholic hierarchy.
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