Vindictive Pope Francis Prohibits Latin Mass At Former Cathedral of ‘Protestant Priest’
In what might be described as an act of intentional revenge and retaliation, the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, has been prohibited from celebrating the Latin mass on orders from The Vatican.
The orders came less than a year after Francis personally purged Bishop Joseph Strickland and relieved him of his duties as bishop of the Diocese of Tyler, a decision that enraged conservative Catholics. Strickland had been a thorn in the side of the Vatican for many years, with many likening him to a ‘Protestant priest’ for how frequently the firebrand prelate has publicly opposed the pope.
While there is no such thing as a ‘good’ pope, since they are the head of an evil and wicked heterodox church, Francis has been particularly noxious and vexatious, doing things like affirming the faith of Joe Biden and saying he would never refuse him communion because the President’s love for abortion is between him and God, endorsing civil unions for gay couples, appointing multiple pro-choice people to his pro-life organization, saying that he’s open to priests blessing homosexual relationships, so long as there is no suggestion that they’re blessing gay marriages, and continuing to promote and endorse notorious LGBTQ-affirming priest James Martin.
Strickland publicly questioned and criticized Covid lockdowns and mask mandates, including the way churches were shut down because of it. He accused the Vatican of having a “deep state,” called the pope’s plethora of comments on support for civil same-sex unions “very dangerous” and “confusing,” called synodality “garbage,” criticized his fellow bishops for picking and choosing their theology, condemned the pope for giving communion to Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi, endorsed a video that attacked Francis by calling him a “diabolically disoriented clown” and accused the pope of a “program of undermining the Deposit of Faith.
That’ll definitely do it.
Strictland’s church has long practiced the Traditional Latin Mass, which differs from a typical Catholic church service. In the TLM, it’s conducted almost entirely in Latin (save for the sermon, scripture readings, and announcements), altars girls are prohibited, the priest practices ‘Ad Orientem’ and is always facing East, there is no ‘sign of peace,’ the ‘Our Father’ is only said by the priest, taking on the role of the person of Christ himself, communion is taken in the communion rail where the priest puts the wafer directly on the kneeling congregant’s tongue, and there’s a gospel reading after the last blessing.
Yet the new Bishop of Tyler, Joe Vasquez reveals that the Vatican’s Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has insisted they stop the Latin Mass altogether, shutting it down in his former church while allowing another nearby church to practice it.
Let’s call this what it really is: Francis getting his pound of flesh and twisting the knife for the fun of it.
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