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Vatican Excommunicates SSPX Group | Cork News
The Vatican just excommunicated the entire Society of St Pius X, a breakaway Catholic group that defied papal authority by ordaining bishops without permission — a move that officially puts them in schism. Known for clinging to pre-Vatican II traditions like the Latin Mass, the SSPX has about 1,500 clergy and 200,000 followers worldwide. Despite the excommunication, they’re doubling down — holding their Sunday Mass as planned in Cork, Ireland, where their congregation is young, affluent, and drawn from beyond the local community. The group, named after Pope Pius X — who lowered communion age…
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