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SSPX Consecrates Bishops Amid Vatican Tensions | Lexington News
A defiant group of traditionalist Catholics, the Society of St. Pius X, consecrated four new bishops despite Pope Leo XIV’s urgent warnings and a last-minute plea to halt the ceremony. Claiming they’re acting out of “necessity” to preserve the true faith, they dismissed any Vatican excommunications, echoing their 1988 precedent. The event, livestreamed from their Swiss seminary, drew thousands of loyal followers who prefer the Latin Mass. While some attendees see it as a “safer road to heaven,” critics—including many traditional Catholics—view it as a damaging act of rebellion that fractures…
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