SSPX Plans 4 Bishop Ordinations on July 1, Risking Excommunication
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Updated · spectator.com · Jun 12
SSPX Plans 4 Bishop Ordinations on July 1, Risking Excommunication
3 articles · Updated · spectator.com · Jun 12
Summary
Four bishop candidates—one American, one Swiss and two Frenchmen—have been named by the Society of Saint Pius X ahead of planned July 1 consecrations in Écône, Switzerland.
The traditionalist priestly society says it needs its own bishops to keep ordaining priests trained exclusively in pre-Vatican II doctrine and liturgy, arguing the Church is in a grave crisis.
Cardinal Fernandez has warned the move could trigger excommunication after SSPX said it sought Pope Leo’s approval and an audience but received no response.
The confrontation reprises 1988, when founder Marcel Lefebvre consecrated four bishops without papal approval; those excommunications were later lifted by Benedict XVI.