Excommunicated Priest Says Future Pope Will Reverse Leo's Decision
Summary
The Vatican declared the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), a traditionalist Catholic group, excommunicated after they ordained four bishops without the pope's permission. A priest from SSPX said a future pope might restore the group to full ties with the Roman Catholic Church, similar to a past reconciliation under Pope Benedict XVI.Key Facts
- The SSPX is a traditionalist Catholic group that opposes changes made after the 1960s Second Vatican Council.
- On July 1, four bishops were ordained by SSPX without approval from Pope Leo XIV, leading to automatic excommunication.
- The Vatican said the ordinations broke Church rules and showed disrespect for papal authority.
- About 30,000 SSPX followers and over 120 priests in the U.S. are affected by the excommunication.
- The SSPX was founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, who rejected post-Vatican II reforms.
- A similar split happened in 1988 when Lefebvre ordained bishops without permission, but Pope Benedict XVI later lifted those excommunications.
- The recent ceremony took place in Écône, Switzerland, with bishops who had previously been excommunicated leading the ordinations.
- The Vatican declared the SSPX in formal schism and extended excommunication to priests and followers who formally support the group.
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