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Canon Law
Coverage of Canon Law in the Nexus archive.
- Vatican excommunicates schismatic bishops and priests, and warns their followers
The Vatican excommunicated bishops and priests from the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) after they consecrated new bishops without papal consent, declaring the group schismatic. The Vatican warned SSPX followers that adhering to the group could result in excommunication, reversing prior concessions to the traditionalist group.