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Daily Archives: 2 July 2026
The 6 SSPX Bishops excommunicated. Priests are in schism. Marriages invalid. Confessions illicit. Lay faithful warned against schism and excommunication.
I am very sad today. BREAKING: The Holy See has declared that all six SSPX bishops are excommunicated. The decree states that the consecrator Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta and the four newly consecrated bishops (Pascal Schreiber, Michael Goldade, Michel Poinsinet … Read More
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