To avoid giving false witness it should be notes by all that Shuckardt was ousted entirely from the CMRI by BP Pivarunas and others and all remaining priests publically abjures their errors regarding any association with "old catholics." The CMRI as it exists today is thoroughly Catholic, staunchly Orthodox, and filled with very zealous and holy priests. Even His Excellency Bp Pivarunas says 3 Masses on Sundaya on a 7 hour circuit. He also confirms souls all over the world and is a truly missionary pastor of souls. Shuckardt is deserving of repudiation, but the remaining members are not. It is debatable whether dissolving the group and forming another may have been a prudent course after the change.
To avoid giving false witness? That just means lying. Who is lying? Or are you talking about "detraction" against the CMRI? Did the CMRI's feelings get hurt? IT'S NOT A PERSON. Not a valid target for the virtue of charity. Only the individual members are.
Australians probably don't make this mistake, as they refer to companies and corporations as PLURAL entities. "Google are coming up with a new phone next year..." Americans have this thing where corporations are an honest-to-goodness
person. They even have souls which live on forever in eternity! (just about).
CMRI: There is almost no connection between us and Shuckardt's CMRI. We could have, and should have, just started a new organization. It would be have been just a quick formality, it would have been easy, no big deal. We could do it at any time.
Trad Catholic world: Then why didn't you? Why don't you? To prove it.
CMRI: ...
You can't blame "The Trad Catholic world" for connecting the old CMRI and the new CMRI. Let's be objective here.
When Saul converted from being a persecutor of Christ and His Church, he changed his name. When Simon went from "fisherman" to "head of the apostles" his name was changed. There's a reason for that.
"What's in a name?" EVERYTHING.