ECONE, Switzerland (AP) - A conservative Roman Catholic splinter group has ordained eight new priests despite a Vatican warning that they wouldn't be considered legitimate.

The of St. Pius X says the seven Frenchmen and one Swiss were ordained Monday in Switzerland.

The group ordained three priests in Germany on Saturday and 13 in Minnesota the previous weekend.

The Vatican says the group has no status within the Catholic church, and any of its ordinations "must be considered illegitimate."

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