By LifeSiteNews (Faith) | Created at 2025-01-21 22:01:01 | Updated at 2025-01-23 05:54:52
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VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis met with Bishop Athanasius Schneider, the auxiliary bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan, this morning.
It was unexpectedly reported today that the Pontiff had just received the tradition-loving Bishop Schneider in a “private audience.”
The subject of the meeting is not yet known.
Bishop Schneider has been critical of aspects of Pope Francis’ teachings while maintaining that his papacy is legitimate.
JUST IN: Pope Francis received Bishop Athanasius Schneider in private audience today.
In Sept he said Pope Francis has contradicted “the entire Gospel” with his controversial claim in Singapore that all religions are a way to God. pic.twitter.com/wfTOESsH8g
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During his pontificate, Pope Francis has punished, sidelined, or demoted Catholic prelates who have taken exception to theological novelties he has pronounced, published, or encouraged. These include Cardinal Raymond Burke, once a leading member of the Curia; Cardinal Gerhard Müller, formerly the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, whom Francis has excommunicated, and Bishop Joseph Strickland, whom Francis has deprived of his See of Tyler, Texas.
READ: Is Francis really the Pope? The Debate
Bishop Schneider recently appeared in a Polish documentary explaining the “four marks” of the Catholic Church and defending an orthodox understanding of ecclesiology.
READ: New film about Catholic faith brings together Cardinal Müller, Bishop Strickland, Bishop Schneider
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