SSPX Leaders Issue May 14 Declaration Rejecting 2 Core Church Teachings

3 articles · Updated · National Catholic Register · Jun 17

A May 14 SSPX declaration says Christ made the Old Covenant “definitively null and void” and that every person must join the Catholic Church to be saved, positions the commentary says break with Catholic doctrine.
Romans 9-11 and long-standing Church teaching hold that God’s covenantal promises to the Jewish people remain irrevocable, while Catholic teaching also rejects the most rigid reading of extra ecclesiam nulla salus.
The article links the salvation claim to the theology behind Father Leonard Feeney’s 1953 excommunication and says the declaration clashes with Augustine, Aquinas, anti-Jansenist rulings and Pius IX on grace beyond the sacraments.
July bishop ordinations without papal mandate would trigger automatic excommunication, but the commentary argues the deeper crisis is doctrinal, affecting the SSPX’s 700-plus priests, 200-plus seminarians and wider laity.

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The 2026 SSPX-Vatican Showdown: Doctrinal Disputes, Illicit Consecrations, and the Future of Catholic Reconciliation

Overview

On May 14, 2026, the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) issued a 'Declaration of Catholic Faith' that quickly became central in its ongoing dialogue with the Vatican. The declaration addressed contemporary moral questions with a firm stance, stating that certain sins 'cry to God for vengeance' and that couples practicing such acts cannot be blessed by Church ministers. This strong doctrinal position highlighted the SSPX's adherence to traditional interpretations and set the stage for immediate Vatican engagement, underscoring the deep-rooted doctrinal and canonical challenges in their relationship.

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