Are SSPX confessions and weddings still valild?

Conflicting reports from Vatican departments have created uncertainty regarding whether confessions and weddings performed by priests of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) are valid.

In July, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) issued a decree excommunicating five SSPX bishops for participating in an illicit episcopal consecration. Along with this decree, the DDF released an explanatory note detailing the moral and canonical effects of the schism. That note stated that both sacramental confession and marriage performed by SSPX clergy were invalid.

However, The Pillar reports that a new canonical opinion from a different Vatican department suggests the DDF statement may be inaccurate. This discrepancy indicates that different Vatican departments may be offering conflicting interpretations of current Church law regarding the sacraments administered by the society.