In 1988, the Roman Catholic Church excommunicated French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre after he consecrated four bishops in defiance of Pope John Paul II. In 2009, Yemenia Airways Flight IY626, which had ...

In 1988, the Roman Catholic Church excommunicated French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre after he consecrated four bishops in defiance of Pope John Paul II. In 2009, Yemenia Airways Flight IY626, which had ...

At its extreme, it even devolved into a schism led by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI did everything they could to appease Lefebvre and heal the schism.