Fears of Catholic schism as defiant sect ordains ultra-conservative bishops

Consecrations by Society of Saint Pius X bring automatic excommunication for bishops – and crisis for Pope Leo A rebel group of ultra-conservative Catholics has defied Pope Leo by ordaining bishops without his consent, which they declared a “sacred duty” despite it causing their automatic excommunication. In a ritual-filled ceremony on Wednesday streamed live from the Swiss village of Ecône, the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) went ahead with the consecrations of four bishops, one from Switzer...

By Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Rebel Catholic group SSPX defies pope, consecrates bishops

An ultra-traditionalist Catholic group has consecrated bishops without papal consent, risking a schism with the church in Rome. Pope Leo had begged the breakaway Society of Saint Pius X to reconsider its plan.

Schism in Catholic Church as Lefebvrists ordain bishops

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 1 - The Catholic Church was plunged into schism Wednesday after the ultraconservative Lefebvrist group ordained new bishops defying an order from Pope Leo XIV who had said the move would spell their automatic excommunication and a split in the Church. Leo on Wednesday made a last-ditch appeal to the ultra-traditionalist group for it to drop its plan to ordain four new bishops without a pontifical mandate. The Vatican has said this would amount to a schismatic act and entail...

By ANSA

Catholic society defies Vatican again by ordaining new bishops

By going ahead without the pontiff's approval, all six bishops are de facto excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church. The post Catholic society defies Vatican again by ordaining new bishops appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah