SSPX ordains bishops defying Pope Leo, raising Catholic schism fears

The Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) ordained four new bishops — one Swiss, one French and two American — in a live-streamed ceremony in the Swiss village of Ecône, defying Pope Leo's authority. Ordaining bishops without papal consent carries automatic excommunication under Catholic canon law. The SSPX declared the consecrations a "sacred duty", heightening fears of a formal Catholic schism.