Vatican Excommunicates SSPX Members; Order Calls Move Legal Overreach

The Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has excommunicated members of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), a traditionalist Catholic order. The SSPX spokesman in Poland disputes the action's legality, arguing the Pope lacks authority to excommunicate arbitrarily. This marks a significant escalation in the Vatican's ongoing tensions with the traditionalist group, though the broader implications for Church unity remain uncertain.