Pope Leo XIV Warns SSPX Rebels Excommunication Risk Is 'Their Choice'

Executive Briefing

• Warns the Society of St. Pius X that proceeding with unauthorized bishop consecrations on July 1 will trigger excommunication
• Signals openness to making another appeal urging the group to 'live in communion within the church' before the deadline
• Identifies SSPX's rejection of Second Vatican Council teachings as a core barrier to reconciliation
• SSPX Superior General vows members would 'rather die than renounce' their ultra-traditionalist principles, signaling no retreat