Defying Pope Leo XIV and risking schism, traditionalists go ahead with Latin Mass consecrations
The breakaway Catholic group says the bishops are needed to preserve its Latin-rite ministry and rejects warnings of automatic excommunication.
- On Wednesday, July 1, 2026, the Society of St. Pius X consecrated four bishops at its seminary in Écône, Switzerland, defying Pope Leo XIV despite his warning that the act constitutes a schismatic rupture.
- Citing a "state of necessity" to serve 800 worship sites across 77 countries, the SSPX claimed it needs additional bishops to ordain priests and perform confirmation rites independent of Second Vatican Council reforms.
- An estimated 16,500 faithful attended the livestreamed ceremony featuring "Cuvee des Sacres" wine sets and "Econe2026" caps, while Fr. Davide Pagliarani, SSPX Superior General, declared the group is "prepared to pay any price to save the Church."
- Under Catholic canon law, unauthorized episcopal consecration incurs automatic excommunication, the harshest penalty in the Church, which Leo described in a letter published Tuesday as a "sin of extreme gravity."
- This event marks the 38th anniversary of the Vatican's 1988 declaration that similar SSPX consecrations were a "schismatic act," presenting Leo with his first major crisis since his papacy began in May 2025 following Pope Francis's death.
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Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with bishop consecrations in Switzerland
The Society of St. Pius X, a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics, has directly defied Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops without his consent.
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