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Paul:Wait and see has been the stock and trade of the SSPX and R&R in general since the Archbishop first made his declaration, the actors change but the policies do not and we still wait to see a change, almost half a century and we continue to wait as souls are lost to bad doctrine and non-Catholic rituals.

If wait and see has been the attitude of sspx since the Archbishop’s declaration, then isn’t it reasonable to conclude that ABL himself helped foster that attitude. In fact, he may have been its architect. So then, why jump all over the neo-sspx under the direction of Fellay & Co.? They were only continuing the legacy left by their founder.o

I know that many sspxers claim that ABL learned his lesson after the 1988 Protocol debacle.  If so, I would have to entertain the thought that the organization's founder came a little bit late to the dance.  Why would it be unreasonable to think in this way?

If SJ is responding in any way to my last post, then I fail to see how his remarks have anything to do with a possible wait and see attitude from the earliest days of the Society, and the possible contributions made by ABL to that attitude.
Maybe SJ is reacting to some remarks made by others earlier in the thread.  But I can't imagine which ones they may have been.

Funny, that now, 

+W is the sole leader of the SSPX Resistance and we're still "waiting & seeing"  

I just wonder if +W isn't too old to lead a resistance.  I mean, the word 'resist' means to fight, to actively oppose, to try to eliminate, reduce or stop.  Based on that definition, I don't see the 'resistance' doing much fighting - at least here in the US.  It's not as much a 'resistance' as it is a 'perseverance'.  To persevere in the Faith is certainly a good thing, but it's not the same as resisting, fighting and opposing error.  Seems to me that +W's old age has changed his focus from offense to defense.  We need both.  I hope one of the other bishops will take up the offensive side of things.

Let's think a minute.
What we do if we were Bp. Williamson?

 Okay, resources are limited, but Our Lady will intercede for us:

1. Do an accounting of all the independent/SSPX Resistance chapels and find out what they need?

2. Recruit new priests and seminarians and confirm their formation and orders.

3. Develop a seminary "fast track" formation program.  Be practical, you can compress it from 6 years to 5 or 4.   ( We're in. Crisis... right?). Start the priestly mentoring of seminarians ( one-to-one).

4. Institute standardized Catechism programs for the faithful, young & old.  Delete the heresies, e.g., "implicit Baptism for those of good will".

5. Hold regional Resistance conferences, at least two per year.

6. Organize resources and accommodations for priest
coming into Resistance tradition.

7. Coordinate priestly assignments  to Resistance chapels.

Etc. ...etc.

Some of this is good, but some of it is impossible now, because the Resistance in the USA = Bishop Zendejas.

1 priest/bishop.

To the extent there really is something called the Resistance, it exists largely in France and the Philippines, and perhaps Brazil.

In America, it exists mostly only on the internet.

If you go back and scroll through the Resistance Writings compilation, most of those priests haven't been heard from in 5+ years.

Some people get mad that I am always lobbying for the SAJM or MCSPX (i.e., some kind of hierarchical congregation), but it is because that is the only way to preserve and persevere in anything: Outside of those two groups (excepting the Benedictines and Dominicans), there is no hope for anything, just a slow death.

All those Resistance priests of 2012-2013 went independent, and nobody ever heard from them again.

But to the extent there are any Resistance vocations at all, they are almost exclusively at the SAJM, MCSPX, Santa Cruz, and Avrille:

No congregation = no Resistance and no vocations.

That's just one problem with the whole "loose confederation" idea (which is not Catholic).

A loose confederation among congregations, yes.  But among independents?  Well, you will get what we have today: 

Nothing.