What the Vatican's SSPX Schism Means for Catholics in West Texas
The decree says clerics and laypeople who formally adhere to the group face automatic excommunication, and SSPX sacraments are now ruled invalid.
- The Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a decree on July 2 declaring the Society of St. Pius X in schism following unauthorized bishop ordinations on July 1, despite specific objections from Pope Leo XIV.
- Founded by French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, the SSPX has long resisted reforms from the Second Vatican Council, preferring traditional Latin practices over the use of local languages in Mass.
- Covington Bishop John Iffert warned local Catholics that sacraments performed by SSPX priests are illicit, adding that those who formally adhere to the group risk excommunication and should avoid these services.
- Society of St. Pius X Superior General Rev. Davide Pagliarani wrote to Pope Leo XIV vowing to continue the group's ministry, characterizing the Vatican's decision as a response to a "profoundly tragic context."
- Pope Leo XIV told journalists in June that while divisions are "painful," the Church "must move forward" regarding the reforms of Vatican II, emphasizing the "fundamental elements" of Church teaching.
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