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submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Pope Francis on Saturday forcibly removed the bishop of Tyler, Texas, a firebrand conservative prelate active on social media who has been a fierce critic of the pontiff and has come to symbolize the polarization within the U.S. Catholic hierarchy.

A one-line statement from the Vatican said Francis had “relieved” Bishop Joseph Strickland of the pastoral governance of Tyler and appointed the bishop of Austin as the temporary administrator.

Strickland, 65, has emerged as a leading critic of Francis, accusing him in a tweet earlier this year of “undermining the deposit of faith.” He has been particularly critical of Francis’ recent meeting on the future of the Catholic Church during which hot-button issues were discussed, including ways to better welcome LGBTQ+ Catholics.

Earlier this year, the Vatican sent in investigators to look into his governance of the diocese, amid reports that priests and laypeople in Tyler had complained and that he was making unorthodox claims.

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[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 47 points 10 months ago

Only when the pope chooses to speak as god, forget the fancy term.

[-] NateNate60@lemmy.world 47 points 10 months ago

The Catholic doctrine of papal infallibility means that the pope has the power as head of the Church to declare something an unquestionable part of Church doctrine. This was last used to declare "the Virgin Mary went to heaven" as part of the Catholic doctrine. The "infallible" part of "papal infallibility" means that the pope's decision on the matter is final and that is the end of the discussion.

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 21 points 10 months ago

Not sure where Catholics got that. The Bible pretty clearly says Mary is burning eternally in hell for having premarital sex with the Holy Spirit.

[-] Zorque@kbin.social 19 points 10 months ago

Was it pre-marital or extra-marital?

[-] root_beer@midwest.social 12 points 10 months ago

Guess it’s both, isn’t it?

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Yes. When he’s speaking formally.

When he calls the nurse wiping his decrepit ass “a hot piece of tail”… that’s not formal doctrine. That’s just his mortal opinion. I believe the official term is when he’s speaking “ex cathedral”. There may be times broader than that, that count, but it’s a pretty obvious thing when he is.

[-] Deceptichum@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

Oh man but everyone tells me the Pope is so helpless and can’t stop child sex abuse in his own organisation.

[-] Rinox@feddit.it 0 points 10 months ago

Still, you can't question the authority of the Pope and call yourself a Catholic, it's impossible for the Catholic Church

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 23 points 10 months ago
[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

That’s it, thank you. It’s…. Been a while.

[-] Deceptichum@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

The thing you put down your penis?

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Nobody wants pain when they Ex Cathedra.

[-] GeekFTW@kbin.social 11 points 10 months ago

Ex cathedra, iirc (or something similar).

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Isn't it when he's acting as the Holy See, or something like that? I saw a video explaining it a long time ago, but I can't recall all the details.

[-] SheDiceToday@eslemmy.es 1 points 10 months ago

Sitting on the Holy Seat, informally. That's where the word cathedral comes from: the fancy seat for visiting bishops.

[-] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

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