What happened?
The traditionalist Society of St Pius X (SSPX) has said it is a “waste of time” to accuse Pope Francis of heresy. Last month, academics and priests signed a letter arguing that the Pope had committed heresy, and asking bishops to investigate – as only bishops, they said, have the canonical right to declare a pope a heretic.
Why was it under-reported?
The media, including the Catholic media, sometimes prefer a simple story: in this case, it’s easy to talk of “pro- and anti-Francis” factions. But as the SSPX article – unsigned but presumably approved by some SSPX authorities – showed, things are more complicated than that.
