- The traditionalist Society of St. Pius X secretly consecrated four bishops without papal approval, and the Vatican quickly declared excommunications and warned the faithful they could be implicated in a schism.
- SSPX leaders insist they acted to "save souls" and defend the old Latin Mass, calling the Vatican’s sanctions unjust.
- The clash underscores a long-running rift since Vatican II and signals the pope’s decisive move after decades of failed negotiations.
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