Inside the Schism Threatening the Catholic Church ^54.2%

Jacobin - By Mary Jo McConahay - 7/6/2026, 11:18 AM

Negativity Bias 30.4% - Biased Writer Voice 20% - Hasty Generalization 17.6%

When Pope Leo XIV signed off on the excommunication of four newly consecrated bishops and other formal followers of the Society of Saint Pius X on July 2, the dark cloud of schism floated over Christianity’s largest religious denomination. Leo, only in office since last year, invoked the extraordinary measure in the first big public test... more