Toronto Catholics Ask Cardinal To Intervene in SSPX Dispute With Vatican
Summary
More than 140 Catholics in Toronto asked Cardinal Frank Leo to help with a dispute between the Vatican and the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), a group of traditionalist priests. The SSPX plans to make four new bishops without the pope’s permission, which the Vatican says would lead to their excommunication.Key Facts
- Over 140 Catholics in Toronto sent a letter to Cardinal Frank Leo asking him to mediate between the Vatican and SSPX.
- The SSPX plans to consecrate four new bishops on July 1 without approval from Pope Leo XIV.
- The Vatican warns that these consecrations would be a serious break from the Church and cause excommunication.
- The Toronto Catholics who wrote the letter attend SSPX chapels but are not SSPX members.
- The SSPX says new bishops are needed to continue ordaining priests in the traditional Roman rite.
- Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the Vatican’s discipline chief, called the planned consecrations a schismatic act against the pope.
- The SSPX announced the names of the four priests to be consecrated as bishops from the United States, Switzerland, and France.
- Neither Cardinal Leo nor the Vatican has publicly replied to the letter from Toronto Catholics.
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