Vatican excommunicates all members of ultra-conservative rebels SSPX

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The Vatican has excommunicated all members of the ultra-conservative Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) following their ordination of bishops without papal consent. This schismatic act, led by the SSPX founded in Switzerland in 1970, poses the first major crisis for Pope Leo.

Schism caused by ordaining of four bishops without papal 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 in the Roman Catholic church. In a statement on Thursday, cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, who heads up the Holy See’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, said the group from the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), founded in the Swiss village of Ecône in 1970, had “committed an act of a schismatic nature” which, under canon law, is punishable with automatic excommunication. Continue reading...