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Vatican Excommunicates SSPX in Kansas | Topeka News
The Vatican just dropped a major excommunication on the traditionalist SSPX, a group that’s clashed with Rome for decades over Church modernization — and now, after years of defiance, they’re facing consequences. Based in the Kansas town of St. Marys, where they’ve built a $42 million church and wielded political influence, the SSPX has also been dogged by child abuse allegations and controversial local policies, including banning LGBTQ+ books and shutting down community spaces over dress codes. The Vatican’s official reason? The SSPX consecrated bishops without papal approval — a move that’s…
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