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Vatican excommunicates six ultraconservative bishops over ordination
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Vatican excommunicates six ultraconservative bishops over ordination

France 24 · Jul 2, 2026, 7:04 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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The Vatican excommunicated six bishops from the ultraconservative Society of St Pius X on Thursday, while warning that any lay believers who "formally adhere" to the fraternity would suffer the same fate. Reporting from Rome, FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta explains that the breakaway group deny key tenets

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