“François Touvet is the new coadjutor bishop of Fréjus-Toulon and has been given special powers to run the southern French diocese headed by Bishop Dominique Rey since 2000 ”
“But Strickland may be more simplistic than simple. There are many immutable truths taught by the Church, but Strickland's inability to see -- or refusal to acknowledge – the presence of nuance in the Church is what might have led him to be relieved of pastoral governance of Tyler diocese.”
“A coadjutor bishop is expected to be appointed to the Diocese of Toulon after a Vatican investigation called into question Bishop Dominique Rey's governance of the past 23 years”
“Texas Bp Loudly Critical of the Pope Is Removed. Bp Joseph Strickland was a highly prominent figure among traditionalist American Catholics who see Pope Francis as too liberal... a highly rare dismissal that appeared to reflect the growing rift between the Vatican and a more conservative wing”
“We seem to be caught up in an endless debate between traditionalism and modernization -“indietrism,” backward-looking; it leaves you ‘closed’ The real question is: If the gospel were not proclaimed, would something essential to human life be missing?”
“the Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal Achille Ratti, was elected pope on the 14th ballot, beating the two candidates considered most popular: Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val, of the conservative wing, and Cardinal Pietro Maffi, of the progressive wing.”
“A group of traditional-minded young Catholics in Belgium has protested against the country's national synthesis of the synodal process, saying that certain issues such as the ordination of women go way too far and are against Church teaching.”
“The French Catholic, consisting of 99 dioceses, is to ordain only 122 new priests this year, the lowest number since 2016 when only 100 men ordained. The French Bishops' Conference (CEF) published this year's figures on Monday, noting that only 77 of these clerics will be diocesan priests.”
“I suspect that Francis's popularity has much to do with the fact that he seems willing to listen before deciding. To Weinandy's point: yes, Francis can be vague or ambiguous, but vagueness and ambiguity have their prudential uses. (What Jesus had to say was not always immediately clear either)”
“The pope is expressing his concern for those who have been hurt in this crisis. ...At a time when traditionalist circles are reproaching Francis over liturgical issues, especially after his "motu proprio" Traditionis custodes July,22, the pope's latest letter is a demonstration of unity.”
“Moran soon became a Coughlin political operative, then found his niche as head of the Boston chapter of the Christian Front, a national organization of "platoons" that Coughlin created and then backed away from after the FBI arrested seventeen members of its Brooklyn chapter in 1940, ”
“Rome has given canonical approval, sometimes relatively recently, of the statutes of these institutes. It is estimated that some 60,000 lay Catholics in France regularly attend Mass in the Old Rite. The letter does not only request the appointment of a mediator.”
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Coadjutor bishop sent to conservative French diocese
Bishop Strickland shown the door; what we have here is a failure to communicate
Vatican to make further moves in conservative French diocese
Texas Bishop Loudly Critical of the Pope Is Removed
Crisis and the Future of the Church - LA CIVILTÀ CATTOLICA
The Election of Pius XI and the Advent of Fascism in Italy - LA CIVILTÀ CATTOLICA
Traditional young Catholics in Belgium contest synod survey
Like many places, priestly ordinations are lagging in France
Has Francis "insulted" American Catholics?
An olive branch
An Old Resentment
After the pope's motu proprio, traditionalists want a mediator
