Shocking news, coming out of Rome from the pillar, there was a meeting on Saturday, just

a couple days ago, in which Vatican officials met with Pope Francis and discussed forcing

the resignation of Bishop Strickland of Tyler Texas, a friend of mine, and a spiritual father.

This is very troublesome.

Here's what we know.

This is from the pillar who broke the story today.

The situation of Bishop Strickland agenda, a senior Vatican official said, and the expectation

is that the Holy Father will be requesting the resignation that will certainly be a recommendation

put to him.

Now, you already know who I think should be resigning in this situation, and it shouldn't

be good Bishop Strickland.

What they're going to do is your classic Godfather situation.

Make them an offer he can't refuse with the idea that he will be threatened.

It's sort of like the idea of this sure is a nice store.

It would be a shame if it burned to the ground.

That's the kind of offer that mobsters give that can't be refused.

When I fear, and I suspect that might be the case here, pillar also reports the same

Vatican official said, there are two, it's an anonymous official, so a little bit sketchy,

but nonetheless, he says there are two aspects, quote, there is the matter of public scandal

from these comments about the Pope and the Synod, but there are also real problems in

the diocese.

Now, I'm close to people in the diocese and I've heard there are no problems in the

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