Vatican banned the hands of schismatics in the bishops.

The Vatican said that does not recognize the legitimate priests ordained in the three members of the conservative Catholic Brotherhood of St Pius X, which its members are planning to hold a June 27, the Internet edition of RP-Online.

"Because the Brotherhood does not possess any legal status in the Catholic Church, its members may not hold any ecclesiastical office", - the official communiqué of the press service of the Vatican.

Recall that the conflict between the conservative Brotherhood of St. Pius and the Holy See began precisely with the ordination of four new bishops, which the founder of the brotherhood Marcel Lefebvre without the consent of the Vatican carried out in 1988. In response, Pope John Paul II to separate from the church as the hands, and ordained.

For his part, Pope Benedict XVI has previously stated that the return of the brotherhood of St. Pius in the bosom of the Catholic Church should be preceded by settlement of a number of discrepancies relating to faith. It does not recognize the brotherhood of weaning and continued to consider themselves part of the Catholic Church.

In addition, according to representatives of the Vatican, must await the completion of the reorganization of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei. The Commission was formed in October 1988, when some priests who disagree with the ordination of bishops without the Vatican, came out of the Brotherhood of St. Pius. The main objective of Ecclesia Dei has become their custody.