I am tired of this argument. Yes the Pope is important to Catholicism, but unity and love of the brethren is, too. We know there is something wrong with the person who holds this position. The NO, Ffsp, and like are inside the structure, all tolerated by the Pope, if you want to say this is true, then wouldn't the conclusion be to go to anyone of these in the structure. We are all outside the structure. All of the consecrations of Bishops that we recognize were done without papal approval. Lucky for us we have access to so much literature and docuмentation that we are still able to have strong Catholic lives, pleasing to God. We need to recognize that we can't fix the situation of the Papacy, but we can be charitable to each other and help get the Sacraments to all the faithful. Isn't that what is important. I think all this discord and anger at each other ends up making the chasm between groups even bigger. I know I am making overgeneralizations, but Matthew started this post saying sedevacantism is useless, which can immediately put people on the defensive and that is also useless in trying to bridge the gap between all the groups outside of Rome.