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Pope Leo XIV Urges SSPX to Cancel Bishop Consecration

6/30/2026

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Pope Leo XIV sent a letter urging the Society of Saint Pius X to abandon its bishop consecration, calling it a sin.
He appealed for the Wednesday consecration to be cancelled, but no change has been confirmed.
The Society ordained five priests near its seminary in Econe, Switzerland before the bishop consecration.
Canon law says any bishop consecration without papal approval triggers automatic excommunication of the consecrators and new bishops.

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Pope Leo XIV sent a letter urging the Society of Saint Pius X to abandon its bishop consecration, calling it a sin.
He appealed for the Wednesday consecration to be cancelled, but no change has been confirmed.
The Society ordained five priests near its seminary in Econe, Switzerland before the bishop consecration.
Canon law says any bishop consecration without papal approval triggers automatic excommunication of the consecrators and new bishops.