By Jeremy Frankel, NewsMax - Following Pope Francis' announcement Saturday that Bishop Joseph Strickland would be removed from his duties in the diocese of Tyler, Texas, Bishop Athanasius Schneider, auxiliary bishop of Saint Mary in Astana, Kazakhstan, released a statement accusing the Vatican of taking part in a "purge" of traditionalists... "The deposition of Bishop Joseph E. Strickland signifies a black day for the Catholic Church of our day," Schneider wrote, calling it a "blatant injustice" toward a bishop who preached and defended the Catholic faith.