Friday, November 17, 2023

Fired prelate Strickland appears near — but not at — bishops gathering - The Washington Post

Until Nov. 11, Joseph Strickland was the bishop of Tyler, Tex., a post he had held since 2012, when he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI. But Strickland became a source of perpetual controversy, praying at a Jericho March event in the lead-up to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and voicing support during the covid-19 pandemic for priests who defied their bishops by refusing to be vaccinated. In May, Strickland accused Pope Francis on social media of "undermining the Deposit of Faith," the body of Catholic belief...


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