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Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X in schism

by KAYE THORNBRUGH
Staff Writer | July 3, 2026 1:00 AM

After a breakaway group consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent, the Vatican declared Thursday that the Society of St. Pius X is in schism with the Catholic Church, excommunicating its bishops and priests and warning adherents that they could be punished. 

The Society of St. Pius X, known by the acronym SSPX, has several SSPX chapels in North Idaho. 

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