“I was duped by the media hype and should have been stronger.”
A US Catholic Bishop has apologized for closing churches during COVID, admitting he was “duped by the media.”
Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, made the admission on X (formerly Twitter) earlier this week, in response to a post by Eric Sammons, Editor-in-Chief of Crisis Magazine.
Sammons said, “I wish our bishops knew the spiritual blessings that would be unleashed on the Church by a simple and sincere public apology for shutting down public Masses during COVID.”
The Bishop replied, “Eric, I offer my apology as you have requested. I was duped by the media hype and should have been stronger. Let us pray for all shepherds to have stronger supernatural faith as we face more challenges in the future. May Christ be our Light in whatever darkness we face.” […]
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