Traditionalist SSPX group distances itself from Viganò, archbishop accused of schism

ROME – On Monday, the breakaway traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X distanced itself from an Italian archbishop and former Vatican envoy to the United States accused of schism, saying his public statements have gone beyond the acts that got their own founder excommunicated.

In a decree dated June 11, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) summoned Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, who served as apostolic nuncio to the United States from 2011-2016 and who has accused Pope Francis of abuse coverup...