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Society of St Pius X rejects Vatican excommunication order

THE Society of St Pius X (SSPX) has rejected a Vatican excommunication order after its unauthorised consecration of bishops last week (News, 3 July), insisting that Pope Leo, or his successors, will one day adopt its programme of “restoring all th...
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Read the note (PDF) The first anniversary of a pontificate is rarely a pivotal moment in the history of the Catholic Church. The first months of a new pope are usually devoted to setting up the teams, to asserting a style of government and to defining the great pastoral orientations. The election of Robert Francis Prevost, who became Leo XIV on 8 May 2025, seemed to be part of this logic. From his first interventions, the new pontiff placed his …

The Society of St. Pius X may one day elect its own pope, according to Spanish church historian Mariano Delgado. "Excommunication, which Rome sees as a disciplinary measure to prevent schism, will in no way lead to a change of heart, but rather to a hardening of stance, which could lead to the election of its own pope, whom they would then recognize as the only 'legitimate' pope." The article Church Historian: Society of St. Pius X may elect its…

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churchtimes.co.uk broke the news on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
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