EWTN News Explains: As a Catholic, Can You Attend an SSPX Mass?

July 6, 2026 World News

The new illicitly ordained Catholic bishops — French Marc Hanappier, French Michel Poinsinet de Sivry, American Michael Goldade and Swiss Pascal Schreiber — stand next to Swiss traditionalist Catholic Bishop of the Society of Saint Pius X Bernard Fellay during a schismatic consecration in Econe, western Switzerland, on July 1, 2026.

The traditionalist group has been declared in schism with the Catholic Church after an illicit ‘ordination’ of bishops.