03 Jul 2026, 22:05
Vatican condemns SSPX’s “anti-communion” letter after Pope’s blessing of new encyclicals
- SSPX’s letter to Pope Francis, without the “Papal blessing,” was sent to Pope Francis, Switzerland, without the “Papal blessing,” and Pope Leo XIV, in which Vatican condemned SSPX’s letter.
- Pope Leo XIV’s letter condemned SSPX’s letter to David Palyarani for violating the Church’s rules.
- The letter to Leo XIV called SSPX’s bishop, saying the group had been seeking to save souls while violating the Church’s rules.
In Rome, it is believed that Vatican’s encyclicals should be followed. The X (SSPX) group, for its part, said that it had been sending new encyclicals without the Pope’s blessing. According to AP, Vatican’s letter to the SSPX group is aimed at preventing any possible violations of the Church’s rules.
According to material from NBC News, the SSPX group had been sending encyclicals to Archbishop Shraiberom (Switzerland), Michael Goladadom (Soluchni Shatty), and Michel Punzinetom de Sivri ta Markom Ganap’ê (France). The material says that, at the time, the letter from Alfonsso de Galarreta, who has been without a papal mandate since 1988, was delivered to new priests.
NBC News also reports that Pope Leo XIV has ordered SSPX’s bishop David Palyarani to stop distributing encyclicals. According to AP, the letter to Pope Leo had been sent to the Pope, as Vatican’s encyclicals and the Pope’s blessing were necessary to prevent any possible violations of the Church’s rules. AP adds that the letter to Pope Leo had been sent to the Pope, as Vatican’s encyclicals and the Pope’s blessing were necessary to prevent any possible violations of the Church’s rules. According to AP, the letter to Pope Leo had been sent to the Pope, as Vatican’s encyclicals and the Pope’s blessing were necessary to prevent any possible violations of the Church’s rules.
AP further notes that the letter to David Palyarani states: “unjustified and without ecclesiastical approval” SSPX’s “liturgy” and “the Pope’s blessing” must be stopped. NBC News also claims that the SSPX’s letter is without a papal mandate and that it is not in line with the Church’s teaching.
AP says that the Pope’s letter is aimed at preventing any possible violations of the Church’s rules. NBC News adds that the SSPX’s letter was sent without a papal mandate in a context where it was used to justify the group’s actions.
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