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On the 2nd July 1988, Pope John Paul II issued his Apostolic Letter 'Ecclesia Dei' in which he condemned the consecrations as 'unlawful', an act of 'disobedience' and, therefore, a 'schismatic act'.<ref>http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/motu_proprio/documents/hf_jp-ii_motu-proprio_02071988_ecclesia-dei_en.html</ref> As a result, the Pope claimed that the Archbishop and four new Bishops had automatically incurred the penalty of excommunication. However, the Pope did not formally excommunicate the five men, nor was he speaking ex cathedra but only as a private theologian. In either case according to the St Augustinian theory a bishop retains his power to ordain Priests and consecrate other bishops, even if excommunicated by the[[Roman_Catholic_Church | Roman Catholic Church]] so its bishops and priests are valid.
On the 2nd July 1988, Pope John Paul II issued his Apostolic Letter 'Ecclesia Dei' in which he condemned the consecrations as 'unlawful', an act of 'disobedience' and, therefore, a 'schismatic act'.<ref>http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/motu_proprio/documents/hf_jp-ii_motu-proprio_02071988_ecclesia-dei_en.html</ref> As a result, the Pope claimed that the Archbishop and four new Bishops had automatically incurred the penalty of excommunication. However, the Pope did not formally excommunicate the five men, nor was he speaking ex cathedra but only as a private theologian. In either case according to the St Augustinian theory a bishop retains his power to ordain Priests and consecrate other bishops, even if excommunicated by the[[Roman_Catholic_Church | Roman Catholic Church]] so its bishops and priests are valid.
==== Society of St. Pius V ====
In 1983 the [https://stpiusvchapel.org/ Society of St. Pius V] A small group broke off from the Society of St. Pius X in the USA. Both now exist in the USA. <ref>https://sspv.org/index.php</ref>
===Continuing Disputes===
Pope Francis further restricts the saying of Mass in Latin which confirms SSPX as a separate church. <ref>https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-vatican-city-religion-13fb8d27e538fc0aafec26a5087d387e</ref> Certain separate churches like this one are recognized to have valid but illicit bishops<ref>https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/22738/vatican-explains-teaching-on-illicit-ordinations</ref> and priests. However illicit bishops and priests can still perform valid sacraments <ref>https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/59640/which-sacraments-can-be-administered-validly-but-illicitly</ref> The bishops from the 1988 Society of St. Pius X Econe Consecrations 2 had passed away and others had grown very old, so '''on July 1 2026''' SSPX ordained 4 more bishops<ref>https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/defying-pope-and-facing-excommunication-sspx-consecrates-bishops-huge-outdoor</ref> <ref>https://nuntiatoria.org/2026/02/02/the-sspx-and-the-question-of-new-bishops-2/</ref>. '''In 2026 Pope Leo XIV has excommunicated these bishops Priests and SSPX Church members which makes SSPX a separate church<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/02/vatican-excommunicates-all-members-of-ultra-conservative-rebels-sspx</ref><ref>https://fsspx.news/en/news/letter-holy-father-regarding-decree-dicastery-doctrine-faith-59956</ref>.''' However, these Bishops and Priests are still covered under [[Apostolic_succession#St_Augustinian_Theory | Apostolic Succession]], so can perform valid Sacraments.
==The Society of St. Pius X Church in the 21st Century==
==The Society of St. Pius X Church in the 21st Century==