Pope Francis ousted a Texas bishop, signaling he may finally be done with ultraconservative US Catholics

Pope Francis and Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland clashed over issues of same-sex couples and the ordination of women. Pope Francis has described some American Catholics as "backward."

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