Second Vatican Council
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The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the Second Vatican Council or Vatican II, was the twenty-first and most recent ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. It met in St.
Council Fathers from various sui juris churches in St. Peter's Square
Before a papal Mass at the council in St. Peter's Basilica.
Council Fathers at the council.
Council Fathers in Vestments.
Society of Saint Pius X
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The Society of Saint Pius X is a traditionalist Catholic organization founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Considered schismatic by the Catholic Church, the society comprises priests and sem
Second Vatican Council
…that parts of Vatican II conflict with earlier Catholic teaching. The most prominent traditionalist group critical of the council is the schismatic Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Lefebvre was excommunicated in 1988 after consecrating bishops without papal approval. In 2009…
Lefebvre, the society's founder, celebrating the Traditional Latin Mass
Veldhoven, Archbishop Lefebvre giving Communion assisted by Franz Schmidberger
Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet, Paris, occupied by SSPX since 1977
St. Willibrord's Church, Utrecht, Netherlands, operated by SSPX since 2015