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SSPX consecrates four bishops without Pope’s consent
Filed: Jul 01, 2026 at 7:05 PM ET
Summary: The Society of St. Pius X consecrated four bishops in Écône, Switzerland, without Pope Leo XIV’s consent.
WHO: Society of St. Pius X (SSPX)
WHAT: Consecrated four bishops in a ceremony without Pope Leo XIV’s consent
WHEN: Jul 01, 2026 at 2:03 PM ET
WHERE: Écône, Switzerland
WHY: The ceremony proceeded despite Pope Leo XIV’s last-minute appeal to desist and Vatican warnings of excommunication.
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