Why Pope Leo excommunicated members of the Society of St. Pius X DW News

[AStern]

The Vatican has imposed severe disciplinary measures on the ultratraditionalist Catholic 'Society of St. Pius X' (SSPX). The move comes after the group consecrated bishops without papal consent. We talk to Justin McLellan from the National Catholic Reporter for an in-depth look at the dramatic events within the Catholic Church.

[efhmc]

1. Seeing all of those (mostly) white MEN getting empowered creeps this feminist out.

[harumph]

2. The fact that the so-called "traditionalists" are VERY often fellow travelers with the ultra right wing

should tell you what they're really about. At the basis, they're "rules" people - not "mercy" or "justice" people. By nature and sentiment, these kinds of people cozy up to autocrats. If they were alive, Pinochet and Franco would love these guys.

[hunter]

3. Heck, so would Hitler.

It's shame that Godwins Law has been proven false.

For a real world example of a sister religion embracing dictators one needs look no further than the Russian Orthodox Church.

[Haggard Celine]

4. I thought of Franco as well.

Some people in Spain revere that motherfucker. It's nauseating.

[BComplex]

5. They were also caught fiddling unethically with church finances.

And right wing only begins to describe this group: Opus Dei (the Heritage Foundation's group of six on the supreme court, for the most part) is their other evil twin. These people are trying to push the catholic church to become the christian version of the taliban.

They were also trying to undermine the Pope and get rid of him.

They should be in jail.

[no_hypocrisy]

6. These guys would get along great with Pope Pius during the Third Reich.