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Superior General Defies Pope, Consecrations Proceed Amid Excommunication Threat

7/1/2026

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Superior General Davide Pagliarani rejected Pope Leo XIV’s final plea, announcing the consecrations will proceed.
Pope Leo XIV issued the plea on June 29, 2026, warning of automatic excommunication.
178 cardinals gathered June 26-27, 2026 in Rome for an Extraordinary Consistory on the crisis.
The candidates—Fathers Pascal Schreiber, Michael Goldade, Michel Poinsinet de Sivry and Marc Hanappier—are listed alongside a souvenir wine set priced at 75 Swiss francs.

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Superior General Davide Pagliarani rejected Pope Leo XIV’s final plea, announcing the consecrations will proceed.
Pope Leo XIV issued the plea on June 29, 2026, warning of automatic excommunication.
178 cardinals gathered June 26-27, 2026 in Rome for an Extraordinary Consistory on the crisis.
The candidates—Fathers Pascal Schreiber, Michael Goldade, Michel Poinsinet de Sivry and Marc Hanappier—are listed alongside a souvenir wine set priced at 75 Swiss francs.