EXCLUSIVE: Bishop Strickland Calls for ‘New Culture That Recognizes the Sanctity of Life’, by John-Henry Westen

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(LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, is called “America’s Bishop” by many, and with good reason. He’s one of the only voices from the hierarchy to fight the eminent cultural ills of our time, going out and leading the laity in prayer against the culture of death.

He joins me on this episode of The John-Henry Westen Show to discuss how he became a bishop, and what he sees as the chief problems in the Church and the world.

Recounting how he became a bishop, Strickland tells me that he entered seminary for the Diocese of Dallas in 1977, at a time before the establishment of the Diocese of Tyler. His first assignment after seminary was to the then Church of the Immaculate Conception (now Cathedral) in Tyler before being transferred. Eventually, he was appointed rector of the cathedral of the new Diocese of Tyler, assisting his three predecessor bishops. …