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The Tablet (UK)

01 July 2017 | by Christopher Lamb

Francis thanked Müller for his work but, unusually, did not announce where the prelate, who is still six years off retirement, would serve next

Pope dismisses his doctrinal chief, Cardinal Müller, after uneasy relationship
Pope Francis has dismissed his doctrinal chief Cardinal Gerhard Müller, after what has been an uneasy relationship between them.

On Saturday the Vatican announced that the German Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith would not serve beyond a single 5-year-term and would be replaced by the congregation’s deputy, Archbishop Luis Ladaria, 73, who is a Jesuit, a member of the same religious order as the Pope.

In a statement Francis thanked Cardinal Müller for his work but, unusually, did not announce where the 69-year-old prelate, who is still six years off retirement, would serve next.

The removal of Müller…