Commentary: When can the pope fire a bishop?
Conservative and liberal Catholics view these actions through their political lenses.
(Andrew Medichini | AP) Pope Francis delivers his blessing during a meeting with the members of the 2023 World Youth Day organizing committee, in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Francis recently disciplined two prominent conservative American churchmen, Cardinal Raymond Burke and Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland.