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Society of St Pius X Defies Pope | Richmond News
A defiant Catholic group, the Society of St. Pius X, consecrated four new bishops despite Pope Francis’s explicit ban, sparking a major crisis over tradition vs. papal authority. Holding the ceremony during an ancient Latin Mass in Switzerland, they declared it a “sacred duty” to preserve what they see as true Catholicism — even risking excommunication. The Pope called it a “sin of extreme gravity,” warning of harm to their followers, but the group insists any punishment won’t hold. Founded in the 1960s to resist post-Vatican II changes, they argue a “state of necessity” demands more bishops…
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