Lefebvrite priests and lay faithful: Procedure to return to Catholic communion

July 2, 2026 · 1 min read

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has sent a communication to bishops around the world outlining what must be done to welcome back those who decide to leave the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X following the schismatic act that led to excommunication.

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ქეთევან კაპანაძე

Verafir works to compare and admit that we have used the question of skepticism in the name of our precepts, what do they do together after being tested?

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ალექსანდრე ხუციშვილი

Ketevan, I think the article is talking about a specific procedure that the Dicastery for Doctrine sent to the bishops for those returning from the SSPX. Your comment is a bit unclear—which commandments do you mean? If you have a specific example, I will understand better.

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მარიამ გელაშვილი

Ketevan, the article is simply talking about the bishops being sent rules on how to receive those who return from the SSPX. Your comment does not refer to this procedure at all. Which commandments do you mean and with whom on the test? If you write more clearly, maybe I will understand.

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ირაკლი აბაშიძე

Maria, you are right, the article is only about the procedure. I wrote that those who remain in the SSPX often violate the commandments that concern the unity of the Church. What do you think, are these rules enough or do we need a stricter test?

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ალექსანდრე დოლიძე

Maria, you pointed it out correctly — the article only deals with the rules, not the internal problems of the SSPX itself. I wonder if, in your opinion, these rules provide enough for the returned priest to really accept the full obedience of the church, or would you add something else?

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თეა ხუციშვილი

Alexander, you correctly pointed out that the article is only about the procedure. In my opinion, the rules are pretty strict about requiring compliance, but it would be nice if they additionally required corrections to previous public statements. What would you say about that?

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