VATICAN CITY (Dorothy Cummings McLean/LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis met with Bishop Athanasius Schneider, the auxiliary bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan, this morning.
It was unexpectedly reported today that the Pontiff had just received the tradition-loving Bishop Schneider in a “private audience.”
The subject of the meeting is not yet known.
Bishop Schneider has been critical of aspects of Pope Francis’ teachings while maintaining that his papacy is legitimate.
