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Marc Hanappier
Coverage of Marc Hanappier in the Nexus archive.
- Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicates bishops and invalidates sacraments
The Vatican declared the Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicated its bishops, and invalidated the sacraments of confession and marriage administered by its priests. The society consecrated four new bishops without papal consent, prompting the Vatican to label the act as schismatic.
- Ultraconservative Catholic society defies Vatican by consecrating new bishops
The traditionalist Catholic Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) consecrated five bishops in Econe, Switzerland, defying the Vatican. The event occurred on July 1, 2026, and included bishops from Switzerland, the US, and France.