Renegade Bishop Strickland Removed After Years of Arrogant Defiance Toward Pope Francis

Defiant Bishop Strickland's egregious disobedience finally earns his overdue dismissal by Pope Francis.

• Pope Francis has forcibly removed Bishop Joseph Strickland as head of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas after years of public attacks and challenges to papal authority.

• Strickland cultivated a following among right-wing Catholics by accusing Pope Francis of heresy and undermining church doctrine on issues like LGBTQ inclusion.

• The Vatican asked Strickland to …