A strong piece of evidence that you're wrong:
ABL consecrated 4 bishops in disobedience to the Pope, for the continuation of Tradition. THAT is Resisting in a concrete, efficacious manner.
+W has consecrated 3 bishops (same situation -- without papal approval, for the continuation of Tradition, validly, publicly, etc.)
The SSPX has officially (at the highest levels) come out strongly against these consecrations, even condemning them. +Fellay has basically committed to NO MORE illicit consecrations. So if, for some reason, he doesn't get his Rome deal, the SSPX is through!
Even if, as you say, the SSPX is still rejecting Vatican II, etc. in that case, the SSPX is through because they have committed to no more consecrations without papal approval. They are in the process of changing into FSSP which is why we see all kinds of contradictions like this.
I think it's obvious who is following the footsteps of +ABL. If +Fellay wants to be seen as the successor of +ABL, he needs to "do the works of +ABL."
On 03/14/2018 10:32 AM, John McFarland wrote:
Matthew,
The non-resistance of the Society has no basis in fact. It has been five years and counting since the SSPX declined to accept Vatican II, and it has continued to do so until this very day. Fr. Laisney has been proven a prophet: for 5+ years, the position of the Resistance is that the sellout will happen next week.
The Resistance is based on two things. One is that some people enjoy having someone to hate, and in the case of much of the Resistance that someone is +Fellay. The other is a more or less explicit denial of the authority of the pope. That denial is now becoming quite explicit. Given the Archbishop's position, the notion that the Resistance are his true sons is absurd.
I pray for both the conversion of Rome and the conversion of the Resistance. Both are in great need of it, since the positions of both are at odds with the faith delivered once for all to the saints.
Sedes sapientiae, ora pro nobis
John McFarland
On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 11:00:42 AM EDT, Matthew wrote:
And the neo-SSPX should make it clear that it does not Resist.
So we're even.
On 03/14/2018 09:55 AM, John McFarland wrote:
Matthew,
If ever there was an R&R man, it was the Archbishop.
So I think the Resistance should make clear that it doers not Recognize, and so has no part with him.
In caritate,
John McFarland