Schismatic Catholic society sees six bishops excommunicated by Pope
Summary
The Vatican has officially removed six bishops from the ultraconservative Society of St Pius X from the Catholic Church. This decision came after the group secretly appointed four new bishops, ignoring Pope Leo XIV’s request to stop and deepening a split that began in 1988.Key Facts
- Six bishops from the Society of St Pius X were excommunicated by the Vatican.
- The Society of St Pius X is an ultraconservative, breakaway group from the Catholic Church.
- The group consecrated four new bishops without the Vatican’s approval.
- Pope Leo XIV had asked the group to stop consecrating new bishops.
- Any church members who officially support the breakaway group risk excommunication as well.
- The split between the Society of St Pius X and the Catholic Church started in 1988.
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