Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicates bishops and invalidates sacraments
Vatican excommunicates Society of St. Pius X members and bishops
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Coverage from outlets including DW.com, CNN, The Guardian, and AP News emphasizes that this decision includes the excommunication of SSPX bishops and the invalidation of sacraments administered by the group. The situation is being closely watched by Catholic communities and observers of Vatican affairs.
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Coverage indicates this includes excommunication of bishops and invalidation of sacraments
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- Vatican excommunicates rebel SSPX bishops DW.com · 4h ago
- Breakaway Catholic group excommunicated after defying warnings from Pope Leo CNN · 4h ago
- Breakaway Catholic group excommunicated after defying warnings from Pope Leo CNN · 4h ago
- Vatican excommunicates all members of ultra-conservative rebels SSPX The Guardian · 4h ago
- Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicates bishops and invalidates sacraments AP News · 4h ago broke it first
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