What did Pope John Paul II declare after the illicit consecration?
Automatic excommunication
Indifference
Excommunication lifted
Approval of the consecration
Answer
The illicit consecration refers to the Episcopal consecrations performed by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in 1988, against the explicit instructions of Pope John Paul II. Consequently, the Pope declared "automatic excommunication" for those involved, including the four bishops consecrated and Archbishop Lefebvre himself. This action signifies the breaking of communion with the Catholic Church and the loss of certain rights and privileges associated with being a member of the Church.
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