Yes, Fr. Hewko made some mistakes but I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt that he learned from them. He did break from Fr. Pfeiffer. I wouldn’t be surprised if he had been under the same diabolical influences as Fr. Pfeiffer.
I knew Fr. Hewko at seminary and he’s a bit more of a passive personality so that I can see him being manipulated by the aggressive assertiveness of Fr. Pfeiffer.
Yes, he's passive, and yes, breaking with Fr. Pfeiffer was an ounce of progress in the right direction.
But it's unjust that he's not ACTIVELY defending Bp. Williamson and atoning for any times he went overboard in the past. That includes attacking countless Resistance priests who are without significant faults to publicly criticize.
Being part of Pfeifferville and then subsequently failing to denounce specific errors during that dark chapter of his past has caused me to lose most respect I had for him. If you make a mistake, fine. Admit it, and ATONE FOR IT which includes trying to undo as many of the damages/injustices YOU participated in as possible. That is a fundamental, inescapable part of any REAL contrition or REAL change of heart.But any Trad priest who fails to attach himself to a faithful Traditional bishop is flawed and frankly to be avoided, in my opinion.
That includes Fr. Garcia, who had no other issues that I know of. Merely choosing to be a maverick is a huge flaw. And I'm sure the Church agrees with me.
If this were 1970 and you felt/believed that the whole body of bishops abandoned you, that would be one thing. But there are several well-known faithful Traditional bishops, both sedevacantist, non-sedevacantist, and almost-Conciliar alive today.
If your position is so unique (like those belonging to the 806th Gender, population: 1) that you can't find a bishop to follow, then maybe you need to gain an ounce of humility and ask yourself why you're so darn special.
If you're the only one in the world, than MAYBE just maybe YOU'RE in the wrong.