Members of rebel Catholic group in schism, excommunicated, Vatican says
Members of rebel Catholic group in schism, excommunicated, Vatican says
Thu, July 2, 2026 at 7:38 AM UTC
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VATICAN CITY, July 2 (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Thursday that priests and lay Catholics who are part of a breakaway right-wing Catholic group that ordained bishops without Pope Leo's approval are in schism with the wider Church and now excommunicated.
In a strong decree, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the top watchdog authority for the 1.4-billion-member Church, also warned Catholics globally that the Swiss-based Society of St. Pius X now celebrates the sacraments illicitly.
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The ultra-traditionalist group, which denies key Church teachings, cannot officiate marriages or hear confessions validly, the decree said.
(Reporting by Joshua McElwee; Editing by Crispian Balmer)
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