There are many well-meaning but ignorant Catholics attending the NO who would benefit from Bishop Fellay's message.  Their scruples might be resolved by appealing to "Modernist Rome" because they recognize its authority.  It could help these people to start attending the Tridentine Mass and give them an opportunity to hear orthodox doctrine.

I saw this sort of person as the ultimate target audience of Bishop Fellay's remarks.

I understand what he's TRYing to do.  He has to find a better way to say it.  As I said, the way he put it, he's REINFORCING the misconception that many of these "well-meaning but ignorant Catholics" have that the SSPX has been in schism because Rome did not grant this approval.

No, in fact, he's reinforcing the misconception by implying that they are Catholic because Modernist Rome says they are, that they have the power to hear Confessions because Rome gave it to them.  This is implicily reinforcing the misconception that the SSPX are schismatic and certain of their Sacraments invalid because they lacked recognition from Rome.  So what happens when these approvals are lifted?  This is just his usual political nonsense and double-talk, and it does more harm than good.

He could have said, "See, EVEN Rome says we're Catholic."
 

Ridiculous.

There very well may be problematic implications due to the way it was phrased.  I didn't even notice because I was so pleased to be handed "ammunition" for using with people I know with scruples about attending the SSPX.

He didn't "hand" you anything.  You could use the information of Rome's approval tactically with people on the fence.  In fact, there's pre-existing (new) Canon Law out there which says that people can validly confess to even priests lacking faculties if there's a "genuine spiritual good" that comes of it.  He needed to be much more precise and much more careful about how he said these things.

Compare that to +Lefebvre, who asked rhetorically "excommunicated by whom?" in response to the episcopal consecration issue.

But there's no reason our Bishops should not have ordinary jurisdiction now if the Pope is ready to grant that. It makes things slightly easier. The long road to restoration remains.

The sspx is only going to get jurisdiction because they made concessions to Rome first.  The sspx has compromised Traditional Catholicism in the following ways:
(This is not an exhaustive list, but only those concessions made recently):

1.  By accepting ordinary jurisdiction, the sspx is indirectly admitting that their canon-law supported, traditional mindset of supplied jurisdiction is no longer necessary.  Effectively, they are admitting that they no longer view Rome as an enemy, as heretics, as modernists.  They are admitting that there is no longer an "emergency" situation in the Church, which is the reason for their existance.

2.  By accepting ordinary jurisdiction, the sspx is admitting that their sacraments NEED to be approved by rome and, on the flip side, the sspx will also ACCEPT new-rome's sacraments as valid.  This is also the reason that the sspx has allowed the local modernists bishops/priests to "approve" of their weddings.  It's just another step towards "a deal".

3.  By accepting ordinary jurisdiction, even if just for confessions, the sspx is indirectly accepting Rome's spiritual authority and they are preparing their sheeple for a deal, by conditioning them to become more and more comfy with new-rome, with their bishops/priests, with their sacraments and the indult (and God forbid, the novus ordo too...but that will eventually come).

The changes that the sspx has made over the years, in order to be "blessed" by new-rome with this jurisdiction are many:

1.  A reduction in anti-V2 and anti-modernist sermons.  An increase in sermons with the message of "we're all sinners" and "just because we're trads doesn't mean we're better than other catholics."  ...These sermon topics appear to be good on the surface, but when viewed at a high-level, and when mixed with all the other subtle changes in the society, they are anything but psychologically subversive of the traditional movement.

2.  Confessions and marriages "approved by rome".  This is pretty self-explanatory.

3.  Visits by the local bishops/priests to sspx schools and events.  Just more communistic conditioning of the sheeple.

4.  Community events with fellow "indult" or "conservative novus ordo" catholics.  This includes pilgrimages, catholic conferences, school teachers, church picnics, etc.  The more time you hang around those who are different (i.e. As V2 would put it, the more "dialogue" you have), the more you are comfortable with error. 

5.  Etc, etc.  One could write a book.  The actions taken and allowed by +Fellay and company are straight out of the communist handbook for subverting and changing an organiziation from within.

The sspx is only going to get jurisdiction because they made concessions to Rome first.  The sspx has compromised Traditional Catholicism in the following ways:
(This is not an exhaustive list, but only those concessions made recently):

1.  By accepting ordinary jurisdiction, the sspx is indirectly admitting that their canon-law supported, traditional mindset of supplied jurisdiction is no longer necessary.  Effectively, they are admitting that they no longer view Rome as an enemy, as heretics, as modernists.  They are admitting that there is no longer an "emergency" situation in the Church, which is the reason for their existance.

2.  By accepting ordinary jurisdiction, the sspx is admitting that their sacraments NEED to be approved by rome and, on the flip side, the sspx will also ACCEPT new-rome's sacraments as valid.  This is also the reason that the sspx has allowed the local modernists bishops/priests to "approve" of their weddings.  It's just another step towards "a deal".

3.  By accepting ordinary jurisdiction, even if just for confessions, the sspx is indirectly accepting Rome's spiritual authority and they are preparing their sheeple for a deal, by conditioning them to become more and more comfy with new-rome, with their bishops/priests, with their sacraments and the indult (and God forbid, the novus ordo too...but that will eventually come).

The changes that the sspx has made over the years, in order to be "blessed" by new-rome with this jurisdiction are many:

1.  A reduction in anti-V2 and anti-modernist sermons.  An increase in sermons with the message of "we're all sinners" and "just because we're trads doesn't mean we're better than other catholics."  ...These sermon topics appear to be good on the surface, but when viewed at a high-level, and when mixed with all the other subtle changes in the society, they are anything but psychologically subversive of the traditional movement.

2.  Confessions and marriages "approved by rome".  This is pretty self-explanatory.

3.  Visits by the local bishops/priests to sspx schools and events.  Just more communistic conditioning of the sheeple.

4.  Community events with fellow "indult" or "conservative novus ordo" catholics.  This includes pilgrimages, catholic conferences, school teachers, church picnics, etc.  The more time you hang around those who are different (i.e. As V2 would put it, the more "dialogue" you have), the more you are comfortable with error.

5.  Etc, etc.  One could write a book.  The actions taken and allowed by +Fellay and company are straight out of the communist handbook for subverting and changing an organiziation from within.

I had to look twice at the author of this post; since it wrote as if one was explaining why, yes, 
 "sedevacantism."

No, in fact, he's reinforcing the misconception by implying that they are Catholic because Modernist Rome says they are, that they have the power to hear Confessions because Rome gave it to them.  This is implicily reinforcing the misconception that the SSPX are schismatic and certain of their Sacraments invalid because they lacked recognition from Rome.  So what happens when these approvals are lifted?  This is just his usual political nonsense and double-talk, and it does more harm than good.

He could have said, "See, EVEN Rome says we're Catholic."
 

This is exactly it. Many (if not most?) now-SSPXers have been at that crossroads of being told the SSPX is schismatic. It's a situation that many here are sympathetic to. But we are also aware of how important it is to make that jump for the right reasons. There is no upside to +Fellay perpetuating the idea that the SSPX is "safe to attend" because Pope Francis said so, rather than because the Church herself says so. In many ways it gives the Pope power that isn't necessarily his, which is quite damaging, especially today. It also orients a person's views even more toward following the Novus Ordo rather than grounding them in authentic Church teaching and authority.

Some seem to have convinced themselves that there is an upside. Perhaps we will attract more people and convert the Novus Ordo! But all the rationalizations are false. How can they be anything else when they are based on a falsehood? The SSPX has "converted" many people before by teaching them about supplied jurisdiction and there is no reason they cannot still, because that's what's true. Some conservative NOs may be honestly and sincerely mistaken or unable to grasp it intellectually, or may need more time. God will have mercy on all of them accordingly. But many are choosing to be blind for all sorts of reasons; many that I know are held back by a fear of the overhaul of their lives if they were to look into it too deeply. Many are quite happy and comfortable with the laxity of the NO, even if they see the flaws. Diluting the SSPX message will not help either group. Not in the long run. People must have a true understanding of why they attend the SSPX and why it is safe to attend and receive their sacraments based on Church teachings. Anything less will end badly, regardless of the hopeful and promising projections.

As an aside, it's so curious that +Fellay et al are engaging in this Pope-groveling now. Pope Francis has turned off so many sincere Catholics that I think they'd attract way more people than ever just by being themselves. Can you imagine the draw if the SSPX leadership were using their publicity to point out his error as the logical consequence of modernism and VII? The time is so ripe for them yet they are letting it pass by. If they were a corporation I'd wonder if someone in the thinktank needed to be fired. But then again, if this course has been a long range plan spanning a decade or so, it's tough to turn things around on a dime.

Exactly.  Here’s a real bad analogy.  The sspx is like a young adult who graduated high school and moved out of the house because their alcoholic, atheist, new-Rome Father was antagonistic of the Faith, manipulative and threatening.  Once moved out, the sspx tried to explain why they left but the father wouldn’t admit they had done anything wrong.  The father told all the family members that the sspx was a punk kid who didn’t love their family anymore and was self centered.  Meanwhile, most of the family turned against the kid because the father was a strong personality and a likable character.  How could he lie about such things, they asked themselves?  They never talked to the kid themselves just turned on them at the father’s word. 

Fast forward 40 years and the father is in his old age and still won’t admit he drinks too much or that he’s abusive.  The now adult child tries to make peace with the father but to do so, the father requires that the adult child admit that his moving out had NOTHING to do with the father’s behavior.  The child has to take ALL the blame.  

In reality, the father hasn’t changed one bit.  He’s still abusive, still manipulative and still wrong.  Should the sspx admit wrongs that didn’t happen?  Should the child support the father’s lies?  

Absolutely not!  But +Fellay is indirectly proposing that the sspx apologize and act towards new-Rome as if they are a good hierarchy, as if they aren’t liars, Modernists and heretics.  He acts as if the sspx’s entire existence was a mistake and/or “no longer necessarily”.    

This is communist reprogramming.  This is rewriting history for the younger generations whose parents didn’t teach them properly and who may not care themselves of the historical truth (they’re just there for the mass).  This is just an outright ignoring of new-rome’s betrayal of Christ.  God have mercy on +Fellay’s soul.  
 

Ah, yes, the "experiment" of Tradition.  +Fellay is content to take his place beside all the other heretics and schismatics that are welcome in the Novus Ordo.  He sets up Tradition in the syncretistic pantheon of religions that the Novus Ordo is becoming, and in that is little different than John Paul II placing Catholicism next to statues of Buddha at Assisi.  Shame on +Fellay for dropping his grain of incense to these syncretists.  Tradition is no experiment.  So the Novus Ordites who are willing to let just about any heretical group "experiment" in their Conciliar establishment are to be praised for giving them a seat at the table.  Maybe at the next Assisi gathering, they could set up a booth for +Fellay next to the Muslims and infidels (people he claims can be saved without Catholic faith).