Traditionalist Catholic group defends bishop consecrations after Vatican declares schism
The Vatican said all SSPX priests and adherents are now in schism after the group ordained four bishops without papal approval.
- On Thursday, the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith decreed that SSPX bishops, priests, and Catholics who "adhere formally" to the group are excommunicated and in schism with the wider Catholic Church.
- Defying Pope Leo XIV, the SSPX consecrated four new bishops without papal mandate at its seminary in Écône, Switzerland, on Wednesday, committing a grave violation of church law.
- The Church considers unauthorized ordination of bishops so serious that it causes those involved to be "out of communion" with the wider Church; the Vatican declared this exceptionally harsh punishment within 24 hours of the ceremony.
- SSPX Superior General Davide Pagliarani rejected the decree Friday, labeling the sanctions "unjust and invalid" while asserting the society's actions were an "extraordinary initiative for the salvation of souls."
- Ethics expert Rev. Robert Gahl noted the Vatican's swift response alerted the SSPX's 733 priests they were participating in a schism, exposing the group's false claim to be "more Catholic than the pope.
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On Thursday the Vatican excommunicated the clergy of a conservative dissident faction of the Roman Catholic Church, as well as the faithful who did not leave the group. The expulsion took place one day after the faction leaders disobeyed a personal petition of Pope Leo XIV and consecrated four new bishops without their authorization. The decree against the Society of St. Pius X excommunicated at least 750 priests. It could also affect thousands …
Vatican excommunicates members of rebel Catholic group
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican said on Thursday (Jul 2) that priests and lay Catholics who are part of a breakaway right-wing Catholic group that ordained bishops without Pope Leo's approval were in schism with the wider Church and now excommunicated.In a strong decree, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Fa
In Utrecht, Rebellious Believers Are Gathering, Precisely Now that the Vatican No Longer Wants Them.
Because the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X consecrated new bishops against the will of the Pope, the fraternity was excommunicated. At the first mass afterwards, in Utrecht, a small group of supporters gathers. "Am I excommunicated now too? I don't even know."
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