what happen to the clergies attending the sspx coronation

What happened to the clergy attending the SSPX coronation is that the Vatican said the bishops involved in the consecration were excommunicated, and it also warned that priests and lay people who formally adhere to SSPX could be treated as cut off from full communion as well. The ceremony went ahead anyway in Écône, Switzerland, with thousands attending and clergy participating in the liturgy.

What was reported

• The SSPX consecrated four new bishops without papal permission.

• Rome described the act as schismatic and said the bishops involved incurred excommunication.

• Reports also said the Vatican’s decree extended concern to SSPX priests and lay Catholics who formally adhere to the group.

For clergy at the event

The clergy who directly took part in the consecration were not described as being physically harmed or arrested in the reports; the consequence reported was canonical, not civil. The main immediate effect was church discipline: excommunication for the bishops involved and a warning about communion with the wider Church for others tied to SSPX.

Why it matters

This is part of a long-running conflict over SSPX’s rejection of Vatican II reforms and its status inside the Catholic Church. The Vatican’s wording suggests it sees the event as more than a liturgical dispute, but as a formal break in obedience to Rome.

TL;DR

The clergy at the SSPX consecration were not reported as being punished on the spot; the big consequence was that Rome declared the consecrating bishops excommunicated and warned that formal SSPX adherence could also carry serious church consequences.