Members of rebel Catholic group in schism, excommunicated, Vatican says - Reuters

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VATICAN CITY, July 2 (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Thursday that priests and lay Catholics who are part of a breakaway right-wing Catholic group that ordained bishops without Pope Leo's approval were in schism ‌with the wider Church and now excommunicated. It is a strict teaching of the Church that only the pope can authorize the consecration of new bishops, in order to maintain the Church's ties to Jesus' 12 apostles, who are considered the first priests and bishops. However, the Vatican w

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Apostasy and Falling Away In Progress

The schism and excommunication of Catholic groups represents apostasy and falling away from established Christian doctrine and authority structures. This aligns with the prophecy of systematic rejection of biblical/ecclesiastical truth and departure from foundational Christian teachings within institutional Christianity (P22: Apostasy and Falling Away).