Society of St. Pius X

Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre was approached by French seminarians[?] being persecuted for their traditional Catholic beliefs. They did not like the liberalism being taught in their seminaries, and were looking for the guidance of a seminary where they believed they would receive the correct Catholic doctrines. The Society was setup as an international training ground for priests, to maintain the true doctrines of the Church while they were being ignored or surpressed in other seminaries. It was approved by Rome on February 18, 1971.

The SSPX has chapters throughout the world. Its main seminary is in Econe, Switzerland, and has others in the United States, Australia, and Argentina. It features four Bishops, and is in collaboration with Bishop Manat of Thailand.

After the 1988 excommunication of Marcel Lefebvre, the SSPX is considered by some to be a schismatic and excommunicated group, but they consider themselves to be totally faithful to the Catholic church and recognize Pope John Paul II as the Pope.

External Link

• SSPX in the United States (http://www.sspx.org/)
• SSPX in Germany (in German) (http://www.fsspx.info/news/)