An American bishop has claimed he was fired by the Pope because dark forces within the Vatican wanted to stop him from preaching the Gospel.
The Holy See announced at the weekend that Bishop Joseph Strickland has been removed from the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, and that Bishop Joe Vásquez of Austin will serve as apostolic administrator until a new bishop is named.
The outspoken bishop and critic of the policies of Pope Francis was subjected along with this to a Vatican apostolic visitation earlier this year and it was widely speculated that the Holy Father would demand his resignation.
