I was responding to Sean's comment that +Fellay knew what a sorry lot the Resistance is, while we didn't know it ourselves and underestimated him. But it disappeared. I guess I'll post the response here? I really feel like a lot of the frantic behavior is stemming from the mindset that the Resistance was supposed to rise up and give the SSPX a beat down. I am not mistaken that this has been Sean's stance right? Anyway, the response is written as if it is. I apologize if I read it all wrong.
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Sean:
Bishop Fellay knew what a sorry lot we were, while we didn't know it ourselves, and we underestimated him.
Perhaps you did not know it, but I knew it. And I think many others did too. That's exactly why it seemed very clear from the beginning that the Resistance could never become another SSPX-like organization. I never hoped for that so now that it hasn't happened neither am I downcast by it. I was always attracted to the wisdom and humility of those who knew we were nothing from the start. It is not guaranteed but if God chooses to develop this nothing, it will be in His own time and in His own manner, as long as we are happy to be nothing in the meantime.
"They also serve who only stand and wait." In fact, I'd say that is the most difficult kind of service. Yet it seems to be exactly what God is demanding at the moment. I've noticed in reading many lives of saints, they went through long periods of "nothing" before God called them out. This "nothingness" serves a purpose if only we know how to use it. Accept the humiliations. Focus on our families. Develop personal virtue. Give up control to God. I cannot see anything good happening until all of those conditions are met. Most especially we have to get to a place wherein we are profoundly and truly happy to be nothing!