WIRE — MANILA, Philippines — Following the latae sententiae, or automatic, excommunication of bishops from the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) who took part in the July 1 consecrations without papal mandate, Cubao Bishop Elias Ayuban Jr., CMF, said the diocese will provide pastoral assistance to those associated with the group. Ayuban, in a pastoral letter

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