SSPX rejects Archbishop Vigano’s stand
June 26, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) has released a statement criticizing Archbishop Carla Maria Vigano—who has been charged by the Vatican with schism—and said that Archbishop Vigano’s stand is different from that of the late Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, the SSPX founder.
Archbishop Lefebvre was excommunicated in 1988 when he ordained four new bishops in defiance of an order from Rome. In 2009 Pope Benedict lifted the excommunication of the SSPX bishops, but the group’s canonical status remains irregular.
The SSPX statement noted that Archbishop Vigano has taken a significantly different stand, insofar as the SSPX never rejected the authority of the Roman Pontiff. “Archbishop Vigano makes a clear declaration of sedevacantism in this text,” the SSPX said. “In other words, according to him, Pope Francis is not pope.”
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