Rogue Catholic group threatens schism with Vatican, plans to raise new bishops without Rome's approval

A traditionalist radical of Catholic priests that has been astatine likelihood with the Vatican for decades threatened a afloat schism with Rome this weekend, saying it plans to consecrate bishops without support from the Holy See.

The Priestly Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) says it plans to determination guardant with the consecrations connected July 1. The SSPX exclusively celebrates the Traditional Latin Mass and has taken contented with definite reforms successful the Second Vatican Council.

SSPX superior wide Father Davide Pagliarani says helium requested an assemblage with Pope Leo XIV successful August to petition caller bishops for the society. Instead, the radical received a missive from the Vatican that iy says "does not successful immoderate mode respond to our requests."

SSPX presently has 2 serving bishops: Bishop Bernard Fellay, a erstwhile superior wide of the society, and Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta, according to EWTN.

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The SSPX says the Vatican did not code its petition for ordaining much bishops this month. (Gregorio Borgia/AP)

SSPX laminitis Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre was excommunicated successful 1988 by Pope John Paul II aft helium ordained 4 bishops without the Vatican's approval.

The 4 bishops were besides excommunicated, but Pope Benedict XIV and Pope Francis sought to gradually instrumentality the radical into the folds of the Church.

Francis allowed SSPX members to perceive confessions and behaviour marriages, but said they would not person an authoritative ministry until they accepted the reforms laid retired successful Vatican II.

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A caller clergyman blesses faithfuls aft an ordination wide of the breakaway fundamentalist Roman Catholic Society of St Pius X successful Econe, occidental Switzerland. (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Image)

Pagliarani has insisted that the nine does not question schism with the Vatican. He stated successful November 2024, the 50th day of Lefebvre's founding of SSPX, that "the Society of Saint Pius X does not question archetypal and foremost its ain survival: it seeks chiefly the bully of the cosmopolitan Church."

Pagliarani past quoted Lefebvre, saying, "This sole purpose remains ours today, conscionable arsenic it was 50 years ago: ‘That is why, without immoderate rebellion, bitterness, oregon resentment, we proceed our enactment of priestly enactment nether the guiding prima of the ever-present Magisterium, convinced that we cannot render a greater work to the Holy Catholic Church, to the Sovereign Pontiff, and to aboriginal generations.’"

Pope Benedict XVI remitted the excommunications for Lefebvre and his 4 bishops successful 2009, but did not assistance them afloat ministry. (Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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The Catholic Herald reported Monday that the SSPX had been successful talks with the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith passim past year, indicating that Monday's announcement whitethorn uncover a breakdown successful conversation.