The Society of Saint Pius X has issued its formal response to the Holy See’s Decree of excommunication, thus initiating a process which results in the temporary suspension of the penalties of the Decree.
On 11 July, the Society sent a “preliminary recourse” to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), marking its formal response to the 2 July Decree from the Dicastery regarding the penalty of automatic excommunication incurred by the six SSPX bishops. News of the appeal was published on the evening of 13 July.
