SSPX bishop condemns 1986 Assisi prayer event as 'great scandal' at 40th anniversary

SSPX Bishop Michael Goldade used a 25 October sermon to condemn the 1986 Assisi interreligious Day of Prayer for Peace as an offence against God, as the Vatican marks its 40th anniversary. He argued the gathering treated other religions as having a legitimate place alongside Christ, contradicting his unique claim as the only way to the Father. The dispute shows how sharply Christians still divide over whether interreligious unity can be reconciled with exclusive claims about Jesus (John 14:6).