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Timeline: Authority of the Second Vatican Council, Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX)

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2026

  1. SSPX superior general confirms 1 July consecrations after Vatican talks

    In a letter dated 18 February, SSPX Superior General Davide Pagliarani confirmed that the consecrations would go ahead on 1 July, citing unresolved disagreement over the Second Vatican Council; Catholic World News reported that the Society had rejected a Vatican offer.

    SourcesSSPX rejects Vatican offer, will proceed with episcopal ordinations (Catholic World News (CatholicCulture.org))2026 Écône consecrations (Wikipedia)A Timeline of the Society of Saint Pius X's July 1, 2026, Episcopal… (SSPX (sspx.org))Goodbye, SSPX (First Things)

1976

  1. Paul VI criticises Archbishop Lefebvre's position before a consistory

    In an address to a secret consistory, Paul VI criticised the stance of Archbishop Lefebvre, insisted on faithful implementation of the Second Vatican Council and rejected the claim that the Council is not binding. A contemporary press report noted that repeated instructions to close the Écône seminary had gone unheeded; the address came a year after the Society's 1975 suppression, which Lefebvre had contested in Rome.

    SourcesConcistoro segreto per la nomina di venti Cardinali, 24 maggio 1976 (Holy See)Newspaper front page, 27 May 1976 (title reconstructed) (Georgia Historic Newspapers)Mgr Marcel Lefebvre et l'audience avec le pape Paul VI de 1976 : l'affrontement (FSSPX.News)Archives: Paul VI accused Archbishop Lefebvre of acting like an 'antipope' (Catholic News Service (USCCB))