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Daniel_Cheung
07-01-2009, 01:59 AM
Breakaway Catholic sect ordains eight new priests in Switzerland
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Eight priests were ordained Monday into the conservative Society of Saint Pius X in Switzerland, in a direct snub to the Vatican. The society was founded in 1970 by Catholics upset over the liberal reforms in the church following the Second Vatican Council. The Vatican considers ordination into the grouping as "illegitimate."

Monday's ordination in the canton of Valais came on the day of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and is the traditional time for inductions into the sect....