In just a few days, Pope Leo XIV has found himself at the center of a growing storm. Traditionalist members of the SSPX have been excommunicated—at the same time that the pope is urging Europe to welcome more migrants.
The excommunication applies to the bishops responsible. Being excommunicated means being excluded from the communion of the Catholic Church and losing the right to receive certain sacraments and to perform certain ecclesiastical duties. The Vatican also declares that the SSPX’s confessions and ordinations are no longer valid. The decision is the harshest measure taken against the movement since the conflict flared up again.
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