Oslo, Norway, Aug 18, 2025 / 12:17 pm

Cardinal Anders Arborelius issued a pointed call for unity in the Diocese of Stockholm, clarifying the canonical status of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) and cautioning Swedish Catholics against choices that might undermine ecclesial communion.

The cardinal’s statement, released Aug. 15 on the solemnity of the Assumption, responded to controversy following episcopal acts performed in the diocese by Bishop Bernard Fellay, former superior general of the SSPX, without the knowledge or consent of the diocesan bishop.

According to the official clarification from the Diocese of Stockholm , the bishop of Stockholm alone exercises supervision over liturgical life within his jurisdiction, and no other bishop may perform ecclesial acts in the diocese wi

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