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[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland pens open letter to Pope Francis pleading for him to ‘return to Christ’'Let us resist the voices that too often come even from within the Church herself, calling us to abandon the truth that Jesus Christ proclaimed.'The following is the full text of a February 29 priestly letter written by Bishop Emeritus of Tyler, Texas, Joseph Strickland.My Dear Brother Bishops, I am compelled to speak to all of my brother bishops around the world, including Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome. In many ways, I am the least among you, but I share with you the anointing...

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This is UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland. Sean has a blackbelt in telling journalists to get rekt, which he'll demonstrate in this next clip. Here a fake sports journalist asks him about his previous comments on the LGBTQIA+ community, and Strickland comes with the full TKO. I'll quote Strickland below for those of you who don't want to hear 84,000 F-bombs. [Warning: Language, lots of language] VIDEO AT LINK............. Reporter: We've got a pretty supportive gay and lesbian community in this city. I did want to ask you about something you wrote a couple years ago. You said, "if I...

[Catholic Caucus] When “Inclusive Accompaniment” Means Police BrutalityProbably everyone reading this knows by now that Pope Francis has been very tough on Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, removing him from his see without due canonical process. The main reason, it seems, is that Strickland has outspokenly criticized the constant stream of doctrinal and disciplinary novelties that have marked the present pontificate. And if you read on, you’ll see here that this intolerant crackdown is now extending even to the bishop’s supporters.Is there a touch of paranoia here? The incident described below I think reveals the depth of the enmity...

[Catholic/Orthodox Caucus] EXCLUSIVE: Don’t blame young if they turn to tradition in age of confusion, says SchneiderWhenever one prepares to meet people of high moral stature or rank, there is always a temptation to consider them also in physically grandiose terms. Britain was fooled by the media into thinking the late Pope Benedict XVI was the “Panzer Kardinal”, or “God’s Rottweiler”, and expected a personality to match only to discover, during his 2010 visit to the UK, a man whose gentleness and shyness served to conceal the inner steel of fidelity to the Gospel and a clarity of thought sharper...

[Catholic Caucus] EXCLUSIVE: Strickland sacking signals ‘internal persecution of faithful Catholics’An “internal persecution” of faithful Catholics is under way in the Church, a bishop has said.Bishop Athanasius Schneider said the sacking of the Rt Rev. Joseph Strickland as Bishop of Tyler, Texas, represented a particularly unjust exercise of authority against a faithful and conscientious Church leader.“This will go down in history as a great injustice against a bishop who did only his task in a time of confusion,” said Bishop Schneider in an exclusive interview with the Catholic Herald in Cambridge.“Now it is silenced, this voice,” the bishop said. “That...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland: My refusal to cancel the Latin Mass is one of the reasons I was removedIn an open letter to the faithful, Bishop Strickland spoke about his removal from the Diocese of Tyler and urged Catholics to 'stand resolutely at the cross' while the Church 'undergoes her Passion.'Bishop Joseph Strickland issued an open letter to the faithful on Monday, November 27, 2023. Below is the full text.An Open Letter to the Faithful from Bishop Joseph E. Strickland:As I am sure you have heard by now, I have been removed as Bishop of the Diocese of Tyler. I...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland responds to accusations of diocesan mismanagement that led to his removalOn this week’s episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, Bishop Joseph Strickland tells his side of the story in response to the accusations of mismanagement surrounding his dismissal as bishop of Tyler, Texas.On this week’s episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, Bishop Joseph Strickland addresses the allegations of mismanagement surrounding his dismissal as bishop of Tyler, Texas, discusses the concept of reverence, and offers brief commentary on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) meeting in Baltimore that took place earlier this month. Strickland begins...

You might be thinking this article’s headline is the start of a bad joke. You’d be right, except it’s no laughing matter. It seems a day doesn’t go by without hearing about someone who’s being attacked for saying things everyone knows are true, and this past week showed just how widespread this cancer has become, as each of these individuals or entities has tried to silence their critics for doing just that. Bishop Joseph Strickland from his post overseeing the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, ostensibly for his poor governance of the diocese but more likely for his frequent use of...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis’ removal of Bishop Strickland reveals a Church in serious crisisJoin Jack Maxey, Father Charles Murr, John-Henry Westen, and Liz Yore on this special episode of Faith & Reason coming from Baltimore. Jack Maxey, Father Charles Murr, John-Henry Westen and Liz Yore return for this week’s episode of Faith & Reason, where they discuss Bishop Joseph Strickland’s dismissal, the death of Indi Gregory, the Vatican’s China deal, and more. Last weekend, Pope Francis deposed Bishop Joseph Strickland as bishop of Tyler, Texas, a post he held for 11 years. While Strickland told Westen hours after his removal...

[Catholic Caucus] In Defense of Bishop StricklandEmail from a Catholic Monitor reader: In Defense of Bishop StricklandThought you would appreciate this...To Whom It May Concern:Our apostles also knew, through our Lord Jesus Christ, that there would be strife on account of the office of the episcopate. For this reason, therefore, inasmuch as they had obtained a perfect fore-knowledge of this, they appointed those [ministers] already mentioned, and afterwards gave instructions, that when these should fall asleep, other approved men should succeed them in their ministry. We are of opinion, therefore, that those appointed by them, or afterwards by other eminent...

[Catholic Caucus] Archbishop Aguer of Argentina expresses his ‘solidarity’ with Bishop Strickland after removalIn a Tuesday morning statement, Archbishop Emeritus Hector Aguer called Bishop Strickland's deposition 'another 'feat' of the absolute papal monarchy.'Argentina’s Archbishop Hector Aguer has spoken out in support of Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, after his removal by Pope Francis on November 11.In a Tuesday morning statement, the archbishop emeritus of La Plata called Strickland’s deposition “another ‘feat’ of the absolute papal monarchy.”“I wish to express my solidarity with Bishop Strickland, to whom I promise my poor prayers for his future status as a ‘canceled’ bishop...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland to lead Rosary rally outside US Catholic bishops’ meeting this WednesdayBALTIMORE (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Joseph Strickland, whom Pope Francis removed from his diocese over the weekend, will lead a Rosary rally this week in Baltimore as the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) conducts its meetings for its biannual plenary session. READ: Bishop Strickland: I was removed because forces in the Church want to change the teaching of Jesus At noon on Wednesday, November 15, Bishop Strickland will recite the Rosary publicly at the plaza on the waterfront side of the Marriott Waterfront Hotel Inner...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Schneider Responds to the Deposition of His Brother Bishop Strickland“The one charge which is now sure to secure severe punishment is the careful keeping of the traditions of the Fathers.” These words of St. Basil (Ep. 243) can most aptly illustrate the deposition of the Bishop of Tyler, TX/USA, His Excellency Joseph E. Strickland. The deposition of Bishop Joseph E. Strickland signifies a black day for the Catholic Church of our day. We are witnessing a blatant injustice towards a bishop who did his duty in preaching and defending with parrhesia the immutable Catholic faith and morals...

Bishop Strickland Becomes a Victim for the Church He LovesThe removal of Bishop Joseph Strickland is the culmination of a process that began on a cold morning in Baltimore five years ago today.I remember the evening my childhood died. It was cold and just before Christmas; the lights were strung up on storefronts. Far across the parking lot, I could hear the ding-dings from a Salvation Army bell in front of the K-Mart. A pay phone rang, and I reached for the receiver. Thereafter, the lights all around began to bleed. My father used to take our growing family to...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland: I was removed because forces in the Church want to change the teaching of JesusBishop Joseph Strickland has said that he believes he was removed because he “threatened some of the powers that be with the truth of the gospel.” In an exclusive interview with LifeSiteNews Editor-in-Chief John-Henry Westen on November 11, just hours after his removal, Strickland said that “if you want it [the truth of the gospel] to change, then I’m a problem.” When Strickland was asked by Westen why he was removed from his position, he said: “The only answer I have to...

[Catholic Caucus] EXCLUSIVE: Bishop Joseph Strickland Breaks His Silence After His Removal by Pope FrancisBishop Joseph Strickland speaks with John-Henry Westen, Co-Founder of LifeSiteNews, the same day that Pope Francis has cruelly removed Bishop Strickland from his diocese, despite being America's most faithful shepherd. SIGN this petition and STAND with Bishop Joseph Strickland: https://lifepetitions.com/petition/st...(Video: EXCLUSIVE: Bishop Joseph Strickland Breaks His Silence After His Removal by Pope Francis

[Catholic Caucus] STRICKLAND REMOVED - Francis Peron attacks again: to my enemies not even JusticeRemoval of bishop of Tyler, U.S.A., and appointment of apostolic administratorThe Holy Father has removed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tyler, United States of America, and has appointed Bishop Joe Vásquez of Austin as apostolic administrator of the same diocese, rendering it sede vacante. [source] If only Bishop Strickland had been a member of Uncle Ted McCarrick's clique of abusers of minors, or used bodily fluids in chalices (Rupnik) after raping sisters, he might have been named a Cardinal...

[Catholic Caucus] Full text of Bishop Strickland’s “letter from a friend”… I hope he reads it again todayThe following text was read out by Bishop Strickland two weeks ago at the beginning of his speech at the Rome Life Forum. He called it a “letter from a deeply Catholic friend” and prefaced it by saying it applied not only to him, but to all the Bishops. I hope he reads it again today, and I hope all the Bishops and Cardinals of the world do so as well. I hope they look in the mirror and ask themselves, why are...

Pope’s removal of Bishop Strickland draws huge Catholic outrage, global media coverage'His persecution will only open the door for countless others to rise up.'TYLER, Texas (LifeSiteNews) –– The morning’s news of Pope Francis removing the bishop of Tyler – Bishop Joseph Strickland – has made international waves and caused instant outrage amongst Catholics, in a fallout, the scale of which, has likely taken even the Vatican by surprise. In the Holy See Press Office’s daily bulletin on November 11, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had “relieved” Bishop Joseph Strickland of the governance of his Diocese of Tyler. READ: Pope...