Rome, July 2 (LaPresse) – “Despite the admonitions addressed to the Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X, Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta, having carried out an act of a schismatic nature through the episcopal consecration of four priests, without pontifical mandate and against the will of the Supreme Pontiff, has incurred ipso facto the penalties provided for.” This is stated in the decree of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, signed by the prefect, Cardinal Victor M. Fernandez. “I therefore declare for all legal purposes that both the aforementioned Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta and Pascal Schreiber, Michael Goldade, Michel Poinsinet de Sivry and Marc Hanappier have incurred ipso facto the latae sententiae excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See. I also declare that Bishop Bernard Fellay, having directly participated in the liturgical celebration as co-consecrator and thus having publicly adhered to the schismatic act, has incurred the latae sententiae excommunication,” the decree continues, specifying: “Clerics and lay faithful are warned not to adhere to the schism of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X, because they would incur ipso facto the penalty of latae sententiae excommunication.”
Church, Vatican: “Excommunication for Lefebvrians”
Rome, July 2 (LaPresse) – “Despite the admonitions addressed to the Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X, Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta, having carried out an act of a schismatic nature through the episcopal consecration of four priests, without pontifical mandate and against the will of the Supreme Pontiff, has incurred ipso facto the penalties provided for.” This is stated in the decree of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, signed by the prefect, Cardinal Victor M. Fernandez. “I therefore declare for all legal purposes that both the aforementioned Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta and Pascal Schreiber, Michael Goldade, Michel Poinsinet de Sivry and Marc Hanappier have incurred ipso facto the latae sententiae excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See. I also declare that Bishop Bernard Fellay, having directly participated in the liturgical celebration as co-consecrator and thus having publicly adhered to the schismatic act, has incurred the latae sententiae excommunication,” the decree continues, specifying: “Clerics and lay faithful are warned not to adhere to the schism of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X, because they would incur ipso facto the penalty of latae sententiae excommunication.”
