Vatican excommunicates schismatic bishops and priests, and warns their followers
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican responded aggressively Thursday to a traditionalist group that consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X had formally broken with the Catholic Church.
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According to church law, the mere act of consecrating a bishop without a papal mandate incurs the harshest penalty in the Catholic Church: automatic excommunication.
Consecrations by Society of Saint Pius X bring automatic excommunication for bishops – and crisis for Pope Leo A rebel group of ultra-conservative Catholics has defied Pope Leo by ordaining bishops without his consent, which they declared a “sacred duty” despite it causing their automatic excommunic…
Father Marc Hanappier, center, attends his consecration ceremony as bishop in a tent set up outside the Society of St. Pius X seminary, in Econe, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — The Vatican announced Thursday that priests and members of a breakaway Catholic group that ordained four new bishops in defiance of Pope Leo XIV’s wishes are in schism and excommunicated.
By Christopher Lamb, CNN Rome (CNN) — The Vatican announced Thursday that priests and members of a breakaway Catholic group that ordained four new bishops in defiance of Pope Leo XIV’s wishes are in schism and excommunicated.
The Vatican has officially declared six SSPX bishops excommunicated following unauthorized episcopal consecrations. Read more on Catholic Online News: https://catholiconline.news/vatican-city/vatican-declares-sspx-bishops-excommunicated-after-unauthorized-episcopal-consecrations/ #Catholic #Vatican …
The Vatican has responded aggressively to the ultratraditionalist Society of St. Pius X after it defied Pope Leo XIV and consecrated four bishops without his consent
The Vatican responded Thursday to a traditionalist society that consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X in schism and excommunicating its bishops and priests.
The Vatican has responded aggressively to a traditionalist society that consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent. The Vatican on Thursday declared the Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicating its bishops and warning its faithful. The Vatican’s doctrine office…
The Vatican's watchdog authority has imposed severe disciplinary measures on an ultratraditionalist Catholic group. The move comes after the group, the Society of Saint Pius X, consecrated bishops without papal consent.
The Vatican's watchdog authority has imposed severe disciplinary measures on an ultratraditionalist Catholic group. The move comes after the group, the Society of Saint Pius X, consecrated bishops without papal consent.
The Vatican has declared the Society of St. Pius X in schism after the traditionalist Catholic group consecrated four bishops without Pope Leo XIV’s approval.
Schism caused by Society of Saint Pius X ordaining four bishops without consent presents first crisis for Pope Leo Europe live – latest updates The Vatican has excommunicated a rebel group of ultra-conservative Catholics who defied Pope Leo by ordaining bishops without his consent, creating a schism…
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican responded aggressively Thursday to a traditionalist group that consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X had formally broken with the Catholic Church.
The Vatican excommunicated six bishops from the ultraconservative Society of St Pius X , while warning that any lay believers who "formally adhere" to the breakaway Catholic group would suffer the same fate.
The Vatican has formally declared the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), a traditionalist Catholic organization, to be in schism after it consecrated four bishops without the approval of Pope Leo XIV. According to the Associated Press, the Vatican’s doctrine office issued a decree Thursday declaring the …
The declaration came just one day after the group illicitly consecrated four bishops in defiance of warnings from Vatican officials and the pope himself.
The Vatican swiftly imposed its harshest penalty of excommunication against bishops belonging to an ultra-traditionalist group who participated in an illicit Wednesday ordination.
Moments after swearing obedience to the Catholic Church, the pope and his legitimate successors, four priests were made bishops without papal approval in what Pope Leo XIV had warned would be a “schismatic act.”
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