Pope Leo XIV issued a letter to the leader of the Society of St. Pius X, June 29, making a personal appeal for the society to abandon its plans for a slate of illicit episcopal consecrations set to take place July 1 in Switzerland.
‘Please turn back’: Pope Leo gives final warning to SSPX
In a letter to Rev. Davide Pagliarani, Leo warned that 'to tear the seamless garment of Christ is a sin of extreme gravity.'