As a Sede, I'm praying that developments like this lead to further unity among sincere Catholics trying to preserve the true faith. That has been the biggest impediment to moving souls away from the NO since the time of V2. Decent Catholics in the Concilliar Church that dislike the modernism plaguing the counter-church look at Traddiland and see all of these factions, divisions, splinters, etc. If they become awake to the problems of the NO and go to seek the TLM, they're faced with nothing but disunity and camps of warring tribes. SSPX vs Resistance vs SSPV vs SGG vs CMRI vs countless other independent splinter groups. It's both confusing and disheartening, and would drive many of those souls back into the arms of the "Traditionalists" within the Concilliar Church. 

At this point, the Resistance operates and appears objectively like Sedes. The only difference is that they call Bergolio the Holy Father and pray for him. Btw, out of charity, many Sedes pray for Kosher Frank too, but cannot bring themselves to call that man the Holy Father or to "recognize" him as such. And that is the only distinction between our camps. How much division and splintering has already taken place since the Resistance was established? How many consecrations done without any regard whatsoever to the man they call Holy Father? Now happening in secret as well. Please understand that I'm not saying this to malign the Resistance at all. I very much like Bp Williamson and have benefitted from countless hours of his sermons, conferences, and Seminary lectures on various streaming platforms. I think that he is a very good and holy shepherd that has the best intentions for his flocks and is doing the best that he can to provide valid Priests, valid Sacraments, and the Mass of all ages to the faithful in this time of crisis. However, as a result of him having to do that, he has set himself up for the same criticisms that have been levied against Sede Bishops for years now. Who's to say that in 30 years time, if we're still suffering through this crisis, that branches from the Bp Williamson tree have produced thorns or bad fruit. Would that result in him being smeared and maligned as "mentally unstable" the way that Abp Thuc is? I hope not. I think that would be an unfair judgement against a good man, doing his best to navigate uncharted waters.

Anyway, my main point is that this factioning and division is the natural result of the Great Apostacy in which we live. The plot of the enemies of Our Lord to strike the shepherd and scatter the sheep has been very effective. And we would do well to begin to work together more. To stop focusing on who is correct about the exact solution, and dividing ourselves under the banners of our opinions, and to pray together for unity. Imagine if all of the tribes of Traddiland could come together and work out what we can agree on, and for the sake of the faithful, set aside those things that we cannot agree on because they have not been authoritatively revealed in a way that clearly settles the matter, and become truly united in a common purpose to save the beautiful Catholic faith handed down to us through the ages. That would be much more appealing to the many lost souls trapped in the NO and looking for the faith of our fathers.

For the record, I'm not proposing some kind of Council, in the strict sense. Obviously our priests and Bishops lack the jurisdiction to "settle" anything. I'm simply stating that cooperative meetings where common ground can be found to minimize the confusion and scandal of the faithful. I know, it's a pipe dream, but I like to think about how nice it would be to spend less time sifting through the endless debates of R&R vs Totalism vs Sedeprivationism vs Sedeimpoundism, etc. It's so sad to see such heated conflict between people that agree on 99.8% of what's going on. I avoid weighing in on those threads, and often have to stop reading them as there is so little charity there, and too many accusations of heresy, etc. Perhaps as time goes on, Resistance people will look at the current landscape of their movement, and be less harsh and judgmental towards Sedes. I will be praying for these new Bishops, and for the the faithful that they lead. May we all keep the faith in these terrible days that we live.

At this point, the Resistance operates and appears objectively like Sedes. The only difference is that they call Bergolio the Holy Father and pray for him.

Yes, that's the difference, but it's a huge difference. If it weren't a huge difference, would sedes be continually pushing for all trads to be sedes? We have to spend valuable time defending our R&R position. It gets tiresome, but it also serves to remind of of why we believe what we do.

It would be nice if all trads could be unified, but I don't see that ever happening.

Yes, that's the difference, but it's a huge difference. If it weren't a huge difference, would sedes be continually pushing for all trads to be sedes? We have to spend valuable time defending our R&R position. It gets tiresome, but it also serves to remind of of why we believe what we do.

It would be nice if all trads could be unified, but I don't see that ever happening.

As far as I know we have never met in real life but from your posts, some of which I agree with by the way, I sincerely question if you are even capable of living in peace with anyone. I'm genuinely sorry to be so harsh but I think that you do more than your share of driving trads further apart.

As far as I know we have never met in real life but from your posts, some of which I agree with by the way, I sincerely question if you are even capable of living in peace with anyone. I'm genuinely sorry to be so harsh but I think that you do more than your share of driving trads further apart.

Could it be that your problem with me is that I defend my R&R position a little too strongly for your taste?

I've been a forum member for may years, and have had to defend my position countless times. I don't think that you are harsh at all. Many sedes are far, far, harsher.
In fact, you seem quite good and charitable in comparison.

I don't fault anyone for taking the sede position. It's understandable, given the horrible errors/heresies of Francis and all of the conciliar popes. What I have a problem with is sedes continually saying that our position is absolutely wrong.

As most of us do not have the luxury of having access to more than one Traditional Mass centre that has validly ordained priests, on the practical level, one has to go with one has access.

The neoSSPX mission chapel I attend is my only option. Thankfully thus far, it has not reached the point where attendance would no longer be possible. We are far removed from the upper echelons of power so little crap flows down to us normally. There are definite points of contention i.e. Dialogue Mass, although not every Mass attendee participates. It is the attendees, former and active, from the FSSP that are doing the responses. Since the priests go along with this trend, this problem wont get fixed.

Canada only has one Resistance priest, and although he has a home chapel, his apostolate has taken a greater missionary aspect. He flies to places where there are TradCaths, who do not have any access to a Mass.

No independent or Sede priests out here in the west either. 

Despite the divisions amongst us Trad Catholics, let use the opportunity to deepen our practice of the virtue of charity. 

...... How beneficial it has been, in fact, for the resistance to be de-centralized. The centralization of authority in the hands of a few clerics makes it easy for the entire institution to be subverted, as is evidenced by the direction of the SSPX.....

True. Especially the American driven Asia direction of the SSPX .....

The constitution of the Church is hierarchical, and this is of divine positive law.

A priest or bishop finding himself independent because he got kicked out of his liberal congregation is one thing, but ordaining and consecrating priests and bishops to be independent quite another. 

It’s the protestantization of tradition, and against the Church.

I'm fairly certain that St. Athanasius ordained priests when he was exiled from the Church. I've seen docuмentation of it. They weren't a part of the mostly Arain Church, and St. Athanasius wasn't a part of any fraternity or order.