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SSPX defies Pope Leo XIV, breaks from Catholic Church with illicit consecration of new bishops

Washington Examiner

July 1, 2026

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SSPX defies Pope Leo XIV, breaks from Catholic Church with illicit consecration of new bishops

When a priest of the Catholic Church is being consecrated as a bishop, the prelate elevating him is required to ask for the Apostolic Mandate — the formal approval of the pope for his new office — to be read aloud by a notary for all those in attendance. But when the Society of St. []

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