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The Vatican excommunicated bishops and priests from the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) after they consecrated bishops without papal approval, declaring the group schismatic. It warned followers that attending SSPX Masses or adhering to its doctrines could result in excommunication, targeting thousands of supporters.

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.

The Vatican excommunicated bishops and priests from the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) for consecrating bishops without papal consent, declaring the group schismatic. It warned SSPX followers that attending their Masses could result in excommunication, invalidating sacraments administered by SSPX priests.

The Vatican declared the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) in schism and excommunicated its bishops and priests after they consecrated bishops without papal approval. The decree warns SSPX faithful that attending their Masses could result in excommunication, reversing prior concessions to the traditionalist group.

The Vatican declared the Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicated its bishops, and invalidated sacraments after the group consecrated bishops without papal consent. The society, which opposes Vatican II reforms and celebrates the Latin Mass, faced harsh sanctions including excommunication of priests and warnings to its faithful.

Traditionalist Catholics in Switzerland consecrated four bishops without Pope Leo XIV's consent, defying his warnings and resulting in automatic excommunications. The Society of St. Pius X justified the act as necessary to defend the Catholic faith, despite the schismatic break with the Holy See.

Traditionalist Catholics consecrated four bishops without Pope Leo XIV's approval in Switzerland, defying excommunications and asserting the necessity to defend the Catholic faith. The act, deemed a schismatic rupture by the Church, occurred at the Society of St. Pius X's seminary in Econe, with hundreds attending the traditional Latin Mass ceremony.

Traditionalist Catholics defied Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops during a Latin Mass in Switzerland without papal approval, citing a 'sacred duty' to preserve Catholic tradition. The Pope warned the act constitutes a 'sin of extreme gravity' and risks excommunication and schism, but the ceremony proceeded with thousands of attendees and livestreamed coverage.

Traditionalist Catholics with the Society of St. Pius X defied Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops during a Latin Mass in Econe, Switzerland, without papal approval. The group justified the act as a 'sacred duty' to preserve Catholic tradition, despite warnings of excommunication and schism.

Pope Leo XIV urged the Society of St. Pius X to cancel its planned consecration of four bishops without papal approval, calling it a schismatic act and a 'sin of extreme gravity.' The Vatican warned of automatic excommunication for those involved, marking a crisis for the pope's efforts to maintain church unity.