The Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has said that the leaders of the traditionalist Society of St Pius X (SSPX) are in schism, and remain suspended from the sacraments.
In an interview with the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, Archbishop Gerhard Müller said that although Pope Benedict XVI lifted the canonical excommunication of SSPX prelates, they remain suspended from the sacraments because “by their schism they have broken away from communion with the Church”.
However, Archbishop Müller said even though talks with the SSPX have currently reached an impasse, the Vatican will not close the door to reconciliation. He said for full communion to be restored, the SSPX would have to accept the authority of the Church and of the Pope.
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