Brazilian archbishop declares schism, excommunicates Catholics attending TLM

The Archbishop of Maceió has declared that any Catholic who attends an unauthorized Traditional Latin Mass will incur excommunication.

The Archbishop of Maceió in Brazil has declared that any Catholic in the diocese who attends a unauthorized Traditional Latin Mass will incur an excommunication, for the canonical crime of schism.

Archbishop Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, OFM. public domain.

In a Feb.11 statement posted on the archdiocesan Facebook page, Archbishop Carlos Alberto Breis Per…