Inside the Society of Saint Pius X’s latest traditionalist revolt

The Society of Saint Pius X has reignited its long-running dispute with the Vatican. Its illicit consecration of bishops in Switzerland has drawn attention worldwide and is likely designed as publicity for the ultra-traditionalist Catholic group. Origins of the Society of Saint Pius X The Society of Saint Pius X traces its origins to Marcel Lefebvre, a French archbishop born into an industrialist family in 1905. A staunch conservative Catholic, he rejected the reforms of the Second Vatican…