Long one of the church’s most influential prelates, Pell played an outsized role in religious affairs in Australia, having been a leader of the Australian church’s conservative bloc.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/pell-s-wooden-casket-lies-in-state-as-his-posthumous-attack-on-pope-overshadows-funeral-20230114-p5cchg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

Many other prelates have expressed their solidarity with Bishop Álvarez, denouncing the violation of the most basic civil rights and religious freedom in Nicaragua, notably the bishops of El Salvador, the bishops of Panama, and others.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2023/02/13/catholic-bishops-condemn-persecution-of-the-christians-in-nicaragua/

Recruiting a substitute speaker was a first for this pope and recalled how St. John Paul II frequently had other prelates read his remarks in his final years as he battled the effects of Parkinson’s disease.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/11/28/pope-cancels-trip-to-dubai-for-un-climate-conference-on-doctors-orders-while-recovering-from-flu/

STORY: Pope Francis further cemented his legacy on Saturday (September 30), elevating 21 prelates to the high rank of cardinal.

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/Pope-Francis-cements-legacy-with-new-cardinals--44959326/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20230930

Thus, it is deeply troubling to consider the possibility that prelates holding the office of diocesan bishop in the Catholic Church may be separated or not in full communion because of heresy.

Source: https://insidethevatican.com/news/newsflash/letter-63-2023-tues-feb-28-heresy/