Controversial bishops ordained as Pope warns of 'schism' in Catholic Church

According to BBC World, the Society of Saint Pius X—a traditionalist Catholic breakaway group—ordained new bishops during a ceremony in the Swiss Alps that drew thousands of worshippers. Pope Francis responded with a warning that the ordinations could deepen schism within the Church. The group has maintained a long-standing theological and liturgical rift with Rome for decades.

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