Why no bishop?
Is it because they were established to give the illusion of tradition? That sounds unkind but is it true?
Why did the novus ordo establish the FSSP, if not to draw members of the SSPX back into the NO trap?
Some Reasonable Assessmentss:
1. If new church keeps a small "traditionalist" group on a leash then it can always proclaim its theological broadness. It can point to the FSSP along with the LCSW heretical nuns and say "See how big a church we are?"
2. The FSSP would shepard those oldtimers who were raised in the Tridentine Rite to their graves, then when the last pre-vatican II Catholic dies, they can close shop and pick up their hula hoop and be a good old regular presider.
3. Catholics disgusted by the novus ordo will, upon discovering the FSSP, open their wallets willingly. These Catholics will gladly donate to the FSSP basket thinking cheerfully that tradition has returned. This FSSP coffer can be milked by novus ordo churches in the diocese for special pet project, or to just pay novus ordo bills.
What are reasons that we can't say are reasons???
1. The return of Tradition. Why not? Because if the return of tradition was intended by the conciliarists then the FSSP would not have one bishop they could probably have 7 - 9 bishops and maybe even a cardinal. The FSSP was established in 1988 by JPII and now, 24 yrs later, only has approx. 190 priests? Add in the 50 from the ICKSP and together that's 240. The SSPX by itself has 600 priests with another 200 in seminary. So, the growth of tradition can be crossed off as a reason for the FSSP.
Three Hopeful options.
1) Can we hope that the FSSP will help pick up the pieces when the concilliar madness comes to an end?
2) Is it possible that within the next half century, the FSSP will eventually get its first bishop and continue to blossom?
3) Is it possible that 100 years from now, after the collapse of the concilliar church, the Latin rite worldwide will be indistinguishable from the FSSP?
Or are these three hopeful options merely wishful thinking and that the Catholic Church is the traditionalist groups, i.e., SSPX, CMRI, SSPV and the independents?