He did not prevent the coronations. Wednesday July 1, in Écône, Switzerland, the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX) consecrated four bishops without a pontifical mandate, despite the final appeal of Leo “Take back your steps!” », wrote the pope on June 29, in a letter to the superior of the SSPX, Davide Pagliarani. Leo XIV had not chosen the cold language of a decree. Recognizing the movement’s attachment to the liturgy, its “priestly formation” and its “apostolic zeal”, he implored them “paternityly” to renounce the planned “schismatic act”.
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