Hong Kong church-goers urged to avoid masses by breakaway Catholic group SSPX
Hong Kong’s Catholic diocese has urged worshippers to avoid masses led by a conservative group excommunicated by the Vatican after a priest from the fraternity was reported to be holding regular events in the city. The diocese’s call came about a month after the Vatican excommunicated followers of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) over the group’s decision to consecrate four new bishops against…
The Catholic diocese of Hong Kong has advised worshipers to avoid attending masses conducted by the breakaway group Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) due to their excommunication by the Vatican. This followed the group's decision to consecrate four new bishops without the permission of Pope Leo XIV. The diocese's warning arrived a month after the Vatican declared the SSPX members and sympathizers to be in a state of formal schism, following the unauthorized consecration on July 1.
The Vatican had previously urged the group to reconsider on July 2, citing the potential to deprive faithful of the valid reception of sacraments. The SSPX, established in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, adheres to traditionalist practices such as the use of Latin in mass and rejects Vatican II. Despite reconciliation attempts, tensions between the group and the Holy See remain.
The diocese's statement emphasized that those who value the Tridentine Latin mass might instead participate in equivalent ceremonies offered by the officially recognized Tridentine Liturgy Community.
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