Leo Says the SSPX Breaks with Certain Fundamental Church Teachings

Let us pray that Leo will move forward with the Holy Spirit and not with the spirit of the times;

David Martin , Bio and Archives--June 17, 2026

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On June 16, the National Catholic Register reported that Leo XIV said that the Society of Saint Pius X [SSPX] breaks with “certain fundamental elements” of Church teaching. He told reporters outside of Castel Gandolfo that the SSPX adheres to certain errors and causes division.

“Certainly, division among Christians is always a painful matter. But they refuse to accept certain fundamental elements of the Church, beginning with various points of the Second Vatican Council. And if they make those choices, I am sorry. But we must move forward.”

Here Leo says that division among “Christians” is “a painful matter” insinuating that the Church should not separate itself from other religions. He is also forgetting that Christ himself made known his plan to set man apart from the crowd and bring about this division.

“I came not to send peace, but the sword. For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.” (Matthew 10:34,35)

Vatican II Innovation is Not Fundamental

Further analysis of Leo’s statement creates an even more “painful matter.” He says that the SSPX refuses to accept “various points of the Second Vatican Council.” Thereby, he accuses not only the SSPX but all the bishops and popes of the past 2000 years who adhered to the exact same teachings held by the SSPX,........

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