Excommunication

The faithful traditionalists who remain in the Church must not “be forgotten in this. They are hurting as well’ and “need to be reached out to.”

U.S. bishops issued statements expressing sorrow, warning faithful and urging prayers for unity after the excommunication of the Society of St. Pius X, or SSPX.

The prior of Oxford University’s Blackfriars Hall said the SSPX should not be confused with traditionalist groups who remained faithful to the Catholic Church.

The apostolic mandate is required to proceed with bishops’ consecrations, which the society did not have for the July 1 ceremony..

Urging the traditionalist society not to proceed with the consecrations, Pope Leo said the Church was still “open to a path of dialogue.”

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