The rumour about bishop fellay possibly resigning is a lie.

He will be there for life.

Mark my words.

Of course, disaffection has given rise to many alternatives to the mainstream status quo. None-Catholics and the children of the revolution would say the world is littered with autonomous varieties and deriviatives of Christianity and such fragmentation ceases to be surprising. The Society would hint about the dangers of schism never wanting to be just one of the numerous many. Yet the fact is a half century of independence may be just dandy and if Rome gives it some approval more the better. The passage of time where hardened ideological differences can be quietly eroded has played a big part in the Society's original mission (though it lacked clarity) being discarded and talk of schism is for internal purposes in order to keep the flock ring-fenced. And this last point will show exactly how like every other separate body the Society has become. Who cares who runs the outfit in future? The Swiss banker psychology has take over and the balance sheet rules the day.