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Pope Urges SSPX to Halt Bishop Consecrations | Rochester News
Pope Leo XIV is issuing a stark warning to the Society of St. Pius the Tenth, calling their planned ordination of new bishops without papal approval a “sin of extreme gravity” and a schismatic break from Church unity—a major test for his papacy focused on reconciliation. Formed in opposition to Vatican II reforms, the SSPX insists these consecrations are “necessary” to serve their faithful, echoing a 1988 crisis that led to automatic excommunications. Though excommunications were lifted in 2009, the Vatican warns history could repeat itself. Despite the SSPX’s global growth and steadfast…
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