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A Catholic church in Northern Kentucky faces an uncertain future after the Vatican declared this weekend that its priests are part of a "schismatic" Catholic movement. Our Lady of the Assumption in Walton, Kentucky, which also runs a school for boys and girls, is operated by priests and bishops associated with the Society of St. Pius X, which the Vatican's doctrine office has found is no longer "in communion" with the Catholic Church. In a letter explaining the decision, the Vatican said attempts to reconcile the teachings of the Society of St. Pius X, which holds a strict, traditionalist view of Catholicism, with mainstream Catholic doctrine came to a head July 1 when the society ordained bishops over the objection of Pope Leo XIV. The Vatican came down hard, excommunicating bishops and priests from the society and warning lay Catholics they also could face excommunication if they continued to celebrate Mass and receive sacraments from those priests. Read the full story at the lin...

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