The Vatican announced that priests and members of the Society of Saint Pius X, an ultra-traditionalist group, are in schism and excommunicated after ordaining four new bishops without papal approval.
Background
The Society of Saint Pius X went ahead with the ordinations despite appeals from Pope Leo XIV to reverse the decision. In response, the Vatican’s doctrinal office published a decree saying that the four bishops are excommunicated, along with the two bishops who participated in the ordination ceremony.
Excommunication means they are excluded from the sacraments of the church. The decree also warns all clerics and the lay faithful not to formally follow the society as they will automatically incur the penalty of excommunication.
Original reporting: KRDO (Colorado Springs metro) — read the source article.
