Franciscan Solitary: And the greatest Jesuit of our time is not Bishop Fellay. That honour goes to Bishop Tissier de Mallerais. It is his steady hand that is now directs the fate of the nations. We Franciscans are also doing our part, but when we hit the enemy he never knows what's hit him: The Holy Ghost moves quickly.
I am genuinely interested in learning what prompts this remark about Bp. Tissier. His steady hand directing "the fate of nations," you say. I don't mean to make fun at all, but would FS please explain how a prelate, barely known or recognized by anyone among the teeming masses of Chicago, could possibly be directing the fate of entire nations. Not that some of us would not welcome the bishop's taking over those reins from the international bankers.
Mr. Hollingsworth, what can be said? "Oh ye of little faith"? Don't you comprehend that it is precisely those who are "barely known or recognised by anyone among the teeming masses" who almost invariably strike the most decisive blows for Christ the King? Even on the battlefield this is how the most deadly blows are usually struck.
Anyone aware of power and how power works among we humans will quickly notice the good Bishop de Mallerais as the one at the centre of the web of power relationships within the S.S.P.X. Truthfully this is not "rocket science". Most anyone with a "nose for power" will immediately recognise Bishop de Mallerais as, so to speak, the one giant among pygmies. (No disrespect intended to pygmies -- we're all pygmies more or less.) Flying beneath the radar, aka humility, has always been among the most powerful military virtues.
That's a key reason why genuine humility is not weakness. In war the prima donna attracts the bullets whereas the humble little ones storm the fortress and get the job done. An effective knight is the strong and quiet type. He doesn't draw needless attention, and his enemies rarely live to tell the tale. Hence he remains unseen among the proud and stupid.
Thus Bishop Tissier de Mallerais. A true Catholic bishop is greater than kings. Bishop de Mallerais is a greater Frenchman than Louis XIV or Napoleon Bonaparte. He can not be anything other than the director of the destinies of nations.
Mr. Hollingsworth: May you recognise Bishop de Mallerais for who he truly is, because if you can you will receive a very great blessing.