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the Vatican
Fàndìgāng
梵蒂冈
to declare / to announce
xuānbù
宣布
Society of St. Pius X (traditionalist Catholic society)
Tiānzhǔjiào Shèng Bìhù Shí Shì Huì
天主教圣庇护十世会
as / to be
wéi
为
schismatic / in schism
fēnliè
分裂
church body
jiàohuì
教会
，
to expel / to excommunicate
qūzhú
驱逐
its
qí
其
bishops
zhǔjiào
主教
and
yǔ
与
priests
shénfù
神父
。

Society of St. Pius X
Tiānzhǔjiào Shèng Bìhù Shí Shì Huì
天主教圣庇护十世会
on (formal)
yú
于
July 1
qīyuè yī rì
7月1日
in
zài
在
Switzerland
Ruìshì
瑞士
without authorization
shànzì
擅自
to consecrate (a bishop)
zhùshèng
祝圣
four
sì míng
四名
new bishops
xīn zhǔjiào
新主教
，
the Vatican
Fàndìgāng
梵蒂冈
immediately thereafter
suíjí
随即
on
yú
于
July 2
qīyuè èr rì
7月2日
declared it
jiāng qí
将其
to characterize as
dìngxìng wéi
定性为
schismatic church body
fēnliè jiàohuì
分裂教会
and / furthermore
bìng
并
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to expel / to excommunicate
qūzhú
驱逐
its
qí
其
bishops
zhǔjiào
主教
and
yǔ
与
priests
shénfù
神父
。

July 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM

the Vatican
Fàndìgāng
梵蒂冈
July 2
qīyuè èr rì
7月2日
to promulgate / to issue (a decree)
bānbù
颁布
decree
fǎlìng
法令
，
formally / officially
zhèngshì
正式
to declare / to announce
xuānbù
宣布
Society of St. Pius X
Tiānzhǔjiào Shèng Bìhù Shí Shì Huì
天主教圣庇护十世会
to fall into
xiànrù
陷入
schism
fēnliè
分裂
，
and / furthermore
bìng
并
its
jiāng qí
将其
bishops
zhǔjiào
主教
and / as well as
jí
及
priests
shénfù
神父
to expel / to excommunicate
zhúchū
逐出
the Church
jiàohuì
教会
。
prior to this / beforehand
cǐqián
此前
，
the said society
gāi huì
该会
on
yú
于
July 1
qīyuè yī rì
7月1日
at
zài
在
Switzerland
Ruìshì
瑞士
Econe
Āikǒng
埃孔
seminary
shénxuéyuàn
神学院
outside
wài
外
to hold / to conduct
jǔxíng
举行
ceremony
yíshì
仪式
，
without / without having gone through
wèijīng
未经
the Pope
jiàohuáng
教皇
Pope Leo XIV
Lì Ào Shísì Shì
利奥十四世
approval / authorization
pīzhǔn
批准
，
without authorization / presumptuously
shànzì
擅自
to consecrate (a bishop)
zhùshèng
祝圣
four
sì míng
四名
new bishops
xīn zhǔjiào
新主教
。
the Vatican
Fàndìgāng
梵蒂冈
(particle)
de
的
decree
fǎlìng
法令
to state / to point out
zhǐchū
指出
，
Society of St. Pius X
Shèng Bìhù Shí Shì Huì
圣庇护十世会
priests
shénfù
神父
(nominalizing particle)
suǒ
所
to administer / to officiate
zhǔchí
主持
(particle)
de
的
confession (sacrament)
chànhuǐ
忏悔
and
yǔ
与
marriage (sacrament)
hūnyīn
婚姻
sacraments
shèngshì
圣事
all / without exception
jūn
均
(passive marker)
bèi
被
to declare
xuānbù
宣布
invalid / null and void
wúxiào
无效
。
the Vatican
Fàndìgāng
梵蒂冈
at the same time / simultaneously
tóngshí
同时
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
，
all those who / whoever
fán
凡
formally
zhèngshì
正式
to adhere to / to follow
yīfù
依附
the said society
gāi huì
该会
(nominalizing particle, those who)
zhě
者
，
also / likewise
yì
亦
will
jiāng
将
(passive marker)
bèi
被
to be regarded as
shìwéi
视为
schismatics
fēnliè zhǔyì zhě
分裂主义者
and
bìng
并
to face
miànlín
面临
excommunication
zhúchū jiàohuì
逐出教会
(particle)
de
的
risk
fēngxiǎn
风险
。
this time / this occasion
cǐ cì
此次
event / incident
shìjiàn
事件
causing people to
lìng rén
令人
to be reminded of / to call to mind
liánxiǎng dào
联想到
1988
1988 nián
1988年
(particle)
de
的
precedent
xiānlì
先例
——
the said society
gāi huì
该会
founder
chuàngshǐrén
创始人
Archbishop Lefebvre
Lè Fēi Fú Ěr
勒菲弗尔
archbishop
dàzhǔjiào
大主教
also
yì
亦
once / previously
céng
曾
by means of
yǐ
以
the same
tóngyàng
同样
manner / way
fāngshì
方式
without authorization
shànzì
擅自
to consecrate
zhùshèng
祝圣
bishops
zhǔjiào
主教
and
bìng
并
to incur / to suffer
zāodào
遭到
excommunication from the Church
kāichú jiàojí
开除教籍
。
2009
2009 nián
2009年
，
then-serving / then (in office)
shírèn
时任
the Pope
jiàohuáng
教皇
Pope Benedict XVI
Běndǔ Shíliù Shì
本笃十六世
once / at one time
céng
曾
to revoke / to rescind
chèxiāo
撤销
against
duì
对
the said society
gāi huì
该会
(particle)
de
的
expulsion order / decree of excommunication
qūzhú lìng
驱逐令
，
but / however
dàn
但
now / at present
rújīn
如今
both sides
shuāngfāng
双方
disagreement / divergence
fēnqí
分歧
once again
zàidù
再度
to intensify / to escalate
jīhuà
激化
。

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Vatican Declares Society of St. Pius X in Schism and Excommunicates Its Bishops and Priests

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