Pope dismisses doctrine chief after reform clashes

Pope Francis has dismissed the church’s chief of doctrine (AFP Photo/Alberto PIZZOLI)
MoreVatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis has dismissed the church’s chief of doctrine Cardinal Gerhard Mueller — one of the most powerful cardinals at the Vatican — and appointed a Spanish Archbishop to the role, the Vatican said Saturday.
German conservative Mueller, 69, who served a five-year posting as head of the powerful department responsible for church doctrine, the Congregati