The consecration of four bishops by members of the Society of St Pius X at Écône, Switzerland, on 1 July 2026, carried out against the direct orders of Pope Leo XIV and described in the source as triggering a schism. The record files the date, the place and the number.
Four episcopal consecrations performed by the SSPX at Écône on 1 July 2026 without papal permission and against the pope's express instruction. The source calls the result a schism. The record uses the same word and adds nothing to it.
Seen on 1 July 2026 in Catholic news outlets first and general news later the same day. The record notes that the name of the village became the name of the event within hours, as happened in 1988, which is the comparison every report drew.
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