The Leonine Vatican has formally issued a warning of schism and excommunication to the Society of St Pius X, while at the same time publicly marking the annual “Day of Friendship” with the schismatic Coptic Orthodox Church.
After many weeks of pregnant silence, the Holy See finally responded to the Society of St Pius X’s (SSPX) decision to proceed with its 1 July episcopal consecrations. A note issued by Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández outlined the Vatican’s red line. Should the consecration of bishops go ahead as planned in July, Fernández wrote that this would constitute “a schismatic act” which “entails the excommunication established by the law of the Church”.
