Church Schism Next Week: Priests Rejecting the Modern Catholic Church Would Ordain Bishops without the Pope's Permission

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The Catholic Church could face stormy days next week after the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), an international priestly order that has existed for decades, plans to ordain four bishops without papal permission, thus openly challenging the authority of Pope Leo and the Vatican. This could be the first serious internal crisis of Leo's papacy that he will have to somehow deal with: the relationship between the Holy See and the SSPX has been tense …

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This July 1 the celebration of the consecration of several bishops will take place within the so-called Priestly Fraternity St. Pius X, formed by the followers of who was Bishop Lefevre. Priestly fraternity is made up of more than 700 priests, mainly French and more than 200 seminarians.