Society of Saint Pius X

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Catholic religious society clerical society of apostolic life traditionalist Catholic priestly society

The Society of Saint Pius X is a traditionalist Catholic priestly fraternity known for its adherence to pre-Vatican II liturgy and theology and its complex, irregular relationship with the Holy See.

Aliases (2)

FSSPX ×1
SSPX ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic religious society → clerical society of apostolic life → traditionalist Catholic priestly society →
approvedBy	François Charrière →
confessionFacultyMadePermanentYear	2016 →
consecratedBishops	Alfonso de Galarreta → Bernard Fellay → Bernard Tissier de Mallerais → Richard Williamson →
criticizes	ecumenism as promoted after Vatican II → liturgical reform of Pope Paul VI → religious liberty as taught in Dignitatis humanae →
excommunicationsRemittedBy	Pope Benedict XVI →
excommunicationsRemittedYear	2009 →
foundedBy	Marcel Lefebvre →
foundedInPlace	Fribourg → surface form: "Fribourg, Switzerland"
foundedInYear	1970 →
grantedFacultyBy	Pope Francis to validly hear confessions →
grantedMarriageFacultyBy	Papacy → surface form: "Holy See under Pope Francis"
hadExcommunicationsDeclared	Marcel Lefebvre → the four bishops consecrated in 1988 →
hasApostolate	chapels and priories worldwide →
hasAssociatedGroup	Society of Saint Pius X Sisters → Third Order of the Society of Saint Pius X →
hasCanonicalStatus	irregular status in the Catholic Church →
hasEvent	1988 episcopal consecrations at Écône →
hasHeadquarters	Menzingen, Switzerland →
hasSeminary	Herz Jesu Priesterseminar, Germany → Holy Cross Seminary, Australia → International Seminary of Saint Pius X, Écône → Our Lady Co-Redemptrix Seminary, Argentina → St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, United States →
initialCanonicalForm	pia unio →
languageOfOfficialName	Latin →
liturgicalOrientation	Tridentine Mass →
marriageFacultyYear	2017 →
namedAfter	Pope Pius X →
officialLatinName	Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Pii X →
opposes	many reforms of the Second Vatican Council →
publishes	traditional Catholic literature →
recognizedBy	Holy See as not being in formal schism →
religion	Catholicism →
shortName	Society of Saint Pius X → surface form: "FSSPX" Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Pii X → Society of Saint Pius X → surface form: "SSPX"
subjectOf	ongoing doctrinal discussions with the Holy See →
suppressedBy	Diocese of Fribourg →
suppressionYear	1975 →
theologicalOrientation	traditionalist Catholicism →
usesLiturgy	Missale Romanum → surface form: "1962 Roman Missal"

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Catholic traditionalism → associatedWith → Society of Saint Pius X →

Tridentine Mass → associatedWithGroup → Society of Saint Pius X →

Vetus Ordo → celebratedBy → Society of Saint Pius X →

Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter → distinguishedFrom → Society of Saint Pius X →

Society of Saint Pius X → shortName → Society of Saint Pius X →

this entity surface form: "SSPX"

Society of Saint Pius X → shortName → Society of Saint Pius X →

this entity surface form: "FSSPX"