Pope Leo XIV urged the Society of St. Pius X (or a rebel Catholic group) to halt planned bishop consecrations.
Pope Leo XIV urged the Society of St. Pius X (or a rebel Catholic group) to halt planned bishop consecrations.
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Pope Leo XIV warned that proceeding with bishop consecrations could result in excommunication.
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The Society of Saint Pius X consecrated four new bishops without papal consent.
The Society of Saint Pius X consecrated four new bishops without papal consent.
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The Vatican declared the Society of Saint Pius X to be in schism or formally broken with the Catholic Church.
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The Vatican excommunicated members of the Society of Saint Pius X, including bishops, priests and lay Catholics, for ordaining bishops without papal consent.
The Vatican excommunicated members of the Society of Saint Pius X, including bishops, priests and lay Catholics, for ordaining bishops without papal consent.
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The Vatican declared the Society of Saint Pius X to be in schism with the Catholic Church.
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Pope Leo XIV issued a plea to the Society of St. Pius X to halt the planned consecration of bishops without Vatican approval.
Pope Leo XIV issued a plea to the Society of St. Pius X to halt the planned consecration of bishops without Vatican approval.
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Under church law, the planned consecrations constitute a schismatic act and incur automatic excommunication for the four bishops and the bishop administering the consecration.
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Pope Leo XIV described the planned consecrations as a 'schismatic act' and a 'sin of extreme gravity'.
Pope Leo XIV described the planned consecrations as a 'schismatic act' and a 'sin of extreme gravity'.
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The Society of St. Pius X planned to consecrate four new bishops at its seminary in Écône, Switzerland, on the day following the Pope's letter.
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