In a move contrary to the specific requests of the Holy See and Pope Leo XIV, and warnings of schism, the traditional Latin Mass Society (SSPX) consecrated four bishops. On Wednesday, July 1, 2026, the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X held an illicit ceremony of episcopal consecrations, in Ecône Switzerland, during which four priests were consecrated bishops. Over a thousand priests, men and women religious, along with 17,000 lay people, attended the celebration, which began this morning at 9:00 a.m. in a white tent next to the SSPX seminary. The event was livestreamed in six languages on the official website. Vatican News released : The four bishops ordained today are: Pascal Schreiber, a 53-year-old Swiss, ordained a priest in Écône in 1998; Michael Goldade, originally from North Dakota and raised in Kansas, USA; Michel Poinsinet de Sivry, 42, and Marc Happier, 36, both French. The laying of hands on them, in an act that carries latae sententiae excommunication, was done by Mons...
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