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There have been several controversies surrounding the Society of St. Pius X, many of which concern political support for non-democratic regimes, alleged antisemitism, and the occupation of church buildings. The Society of St. Pius X is an international organisation founded in 1970 by the French traditionalist Catholic archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.
The canonical situation of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), a group founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, is unresolved.The Society of Saint Pius X has been the subject of much controversy since 1988, when Bernard Fellay, Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, Richard Williamson and Alfonso de Galarreta were illicitly consecrated as bishops at Ecône, at the International Seminary of Saint ...
Pope John Paul II established the pontifical commission Ecclesia Dei on 2 July 1988 for the care of those former followers of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre who broke with him as a result of his consecration of four priests of his Society of St. Pius X as bishops on 30 June 1988, an act that the Holy See deemed illicit and a schismatic act. [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. Traditionalist association in the Catholic Church Not to be confused with Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. Society of Saint Pius X Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X Fraternité Sacerdotale Saint-Pie-X Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Pii X Abbreviation SSPX FSSPX (official) Named ...
The Society of St. Pius X ordered Williamson to find a new lawyer under threat of expulsion. [96] His appeal was held on 11 July 2011. The lower court's decision was upheld at appeal, but the fine was reduced to €6,500, reportedly due to Williamson's financial circumstances.
Bernard Fellay FSSPX (born 12 April 1958) is a Swiss bishop who opposes the changes brought about by the Second Vatican Council.Fellay is the former superior general of the Traditionalist Catholic priestly fraternity Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX).
He was also accused by these critics for allowing and appointing liberal bishops in their sees and thus silently promoting Modernism, which was firmly condemned as the "synthesis of all heresies" by his predecessor Pope Pius X. In 1988, the controversial traditionalist Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, founder of the Society of St. Pius X (1970), was ...
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