Pope Francis fires anti-LGBTQ+ MAGA bishop

Pope Francis with the papal ferula used by John Paul II
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Pope Francis has dismissed a Texas bishop who has become a leading voice in the post-Trump far-right movement. The rare and dramatic move was taken after a Vatican inquiry into his behavior.

A darling of the uber-MAGA crowd and the religious right, Bishop Joseph Strickland was fired after being asked to resign earlier in the week. He refused.

Strickland had become one of the leading critics of the Pontiff, declaring that the Pope was too liberal on issues like LGBTQ+ people, divorce, and the role of women in the church. He also took umbrage at a Vatican decision that mass should be…

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