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Vatican excommunicates ultraconservative breakaway bishops in first crisis for Pope

France 24 · Jul 2, 2026, 2:43 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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The Vatican excommunicated six bishops from the ultraconservative Society of St Pius X , while warning that any lay believers who "formally adhere" to the breakaway Catholic group would suffer the same fate. The Vatican decree comes a day after the traditionalist group consecrated four new bishops,

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