Traditionalist faction defies pope, risks excommunication
#VaticanCrisis #CatholicChurchA traditionalist Catholic faction defies Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops without approval, risking schism and automatic excommunication. The SSPX claims necessity, but critics view it as disobedience. The ceremony occurs 38 years after similar acts were declared schismatic. read more
Traditionalist Catholic Group Defies Pope, Escalating Schism
#CatholicSchism #VaticanCrisisA breakaway Catholic traditionalist group rejected Vatican talks, defying Pope Leo XIV by planning to consecrate bishops without consent. This schism threatens church unity, creating the new pope's first major crisis as the group insists it's necessary for survival. read more