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FRANCIS GRANTS SSPX RIGHT TO CELEBRATE MARRIAGE IN SIGN OF RECONCILIATION‍

Pope Francis has granted permission for priests of the traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X to celebrate valid marriages, in another sign that the quasi-schismatic group are on the verge of being reconciled back into the Church. In a ruling approved by Francis, the Congregation for the Doctrine of