Faithful storm out of Mass in Italy after priest criticizes Pope Francis . 
Pope Francis
Edward Pushparaj , criticized Pope Francis and claimed that the pope had only been "bad" for the Catholic Church . 
Francis has often come under withering criticism from conservative Catholics over his efforts to set the church on a more pastoral path that is less focused on rules and older rites and traditions . 
ROME - A priest is being asked to take a break from his parish in the small Italian town of Montesilvano after some in his congregation reportedly stormed out of Mass when he openly criticized Pope Francis on Palm Sunday -LRB- April 9 -RRB- . 
Edward Pushparaj when he said Pope Francis had only been "bad" for the Catholic Church . 
In his homily Pushparaj , who is from India , reportedly referred to the pope 's dialogue with other faiths and in particular his decision to wash the feet of a Muslim woman at a detention center outside Rome on Holy Thursday in 2013 , Francis 's first as pope . 
"In four years Pope Francis has only been bad for the church ," the priest reportedly said .
Edward Pushparaj , criticized [TGT] and claimed that the pope had only been "bad" for the Catholic Church . 
[TGT] has often come under withering criticism from conservative Catholics over [TGT] efforts to set the church on a more pastoral path that is less focused on rules and older rites and traditions . 
ROME - A priest is being asked to take a break from his parish in the small Italian town of Montesilvano after some in his congregation reportedly stormed out of Mass when he openly criticized [TGT] on Palm Sunday -LRB- April 9 -RRB- . 
Edward Pushparaj when he said [TGT] had only been "bad" for the Catholic Church . 
In [TGT] homily Pushparaj , who is from India , reportedly referred to the pope 's dialogue with other faiths and in particular [TGT] decision to wash the feet of a Muslim woman at a detention center outside Rome on Holy Thursday in 2013 , [TGT] 's first as pope . 
"In four years [TGT] has only been bad for the church ," the priest reportedly said .