I received a request today from Hugh Akins to post the following letter:

Dear Brian and Friends:

Michael Matt as well as Chris Ferrara, both of whom have done much good in the past and still have so much to offer, have nonetheless
long ago lost credibility with all but naive/gullible traditional Catholics who have sacrificed their militancy for expedience, and the fighting
spirit for the easy life (yes, it's relatively easy to be exposing the modernist tendencies of Pope Francis, but there is much more to defending
the Faith than this).  Matt especially has long been an apologist of the Bp. Fellay/neo-SSPX sellout to Modernist/apostate Rome.  It's
true that a deal has not yet been finalized, but as Bishop Williamson wisely reminds us, THE NEO-SSPX'S DESIRE AND EVEN LONGING
FOR SUCH A "FULL COMMUNION" OR "REGULARIZATION" WITH THE DESTROYERS OF THE CHURCH, WITHOUT ANY CHANGE OF
HEART ON THEIR PART (ROME'S), IS STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE.  This cannot be refuted because the Society itself repeatedly betrays
its own ulterior motive and hidden objective to eventually join the Conciliar Church, which is not the Catholic Church in its divine essence,
but rather the rot of its human element.  The editor of The Remnant is living in a fairytale world, denying the obvious: Menzingen's long
list of treasonous actions, starting with the secret GREC meetings and the expulsion of Bp. Williamson, all of which are not just a betrayal
of the SSPX priests and faithful whom he is deceiving, but of CatholicTradition, and of the Church herself.  Matt, Ferrara and the Remnant
choose to remain as blind to this reality as they do the reality of the Jєωιѕн Peril - a far greater threat to souls, the Church and the world,
than the Soviet or Islamic perils ever were or are today.  The Remnant, no less than the new Angelus and Catholic Family News cowardly and irresponsibly withhold from their trusting readers vital information they absolutely need to defend themselves and their Church, families and
country against such a monstrous diabolical menace as International тαℓмυdic Jєωry which is and has been for centuries at war against the
Kingship of Christ and His Mystical Body the Church.

What was the SSPX founded for by the saintly Abp. Lefebvre, besides preserving the Faith, the Mass, the Priesthood and striving
to reclaim an apostate world for Christ its King, other than to FIGHT AGAINST - NOT BECOME PART OF - THE THEOLOGICAL AND
POLITICAL PIRATESTHAT HAVE BEEN RAVAGING THE CHURCH SINCE VATICAN II?

Instead of reading The Remnant, perhaps your readers would be better advised to start reading Oportet Christum Regnare, published
by the League of Christ the King, which upholds - and has never betrayed - the position long held by the SSPX of Abp. Lefebvre in
opposition to the Conciliar-SSPX of Bp. Fellay.  Yes, it is a SSPX RESISTANCE publication, which is also anti-ѕуηαgσgυє of Satan and
pulls no punches exposing and denouncing antichristian Judaism - as any integrally Catholic periodical should be doing.

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Editor, Oportet Christum Regnare,
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Just to put things in better context, the actual letter (via email) that Mr. Akins was responding to in his own email/letter is seen here:
 
Written by
 Michael Matt | Editor
SSPX Regularization: To Be Or Not To Be

In case you missed it, an interesting article on the potential SSPX regularization was posted last week on the Deus Ex Machina blog. Here's the summation of Desperately Seeking Regularization .

    ·         The SSPX will not budge.

    ·         Francis desperately needs a reconciliation.

    ·         The reason Francis desperately needs reconciliation is in order to gain some sort of control over the SSPX and ring-fence the NORMALIZATION PROCESS inside the Ecclesia Dei Commission. Hence Diocesan bishops must consult with the Vatican before establishing a diocesan religious order, Pope Francis ruled.

    ·         Francis needs to gain control over the SSPX so as to block off any escape route for the Catholics stuck in NUChurch. Hence clampdown on contemplative orders.

    ·         Francis is planning a repression of the larger Western Church and understands that it will not go as easily as with the suppression of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. Hence Come una madre amorevole in case of rebellion.

    ·         But most importantly, Francis needs to do something IMMEDIATELY since the Restoration is spreading in the Catholic Church, especially in the wealthy Western countries.

    ·         The neo-modernist’s who support Francis are freaking out since they see that with their demise, so will end their Novus Ordo NUChurch.

    ·         This will end their IDEOLOGICAL life’s work and consign them to not only the trash-heap of history, but will earn them the hatred of future generations of the Faithful.

The article is well worth reading, since it strives to find constructive balance between the Never Regularization camp on the one hand, and those who believe the cause of Catholic restoration would be much better served were the SSPX not so easily dismissed as "schismatic" by the enemies of Tradition.

As far as The Remnant is concerned, our position hasn’t changed in decades. Of course the “schism” must end eventually, there can be no doubt of that. Archbishop Lefebvre never wanted it, and his spiritual sons in the SSPX obviously (and rightly!) yearn to see it healed. The question is when and according to whose terms.

We’ve all been fighting in the hills for a long time, and every Catholic heart longs for a return to normal life and an end to the war. But is this possible just now, especially after what happened to the FFI under the exceedingly problematic pontificate of Pope Francis? In my opinion, no, it is not possible... or at least it does not seem prudent. But I hasten to add that not a few good men, those who have only the best intentions where the Catholic counterrevolution is concerned, disagree with me.

Regardless of my opinion on the matter, I think we can exchange accusations of betrayal and "sell out", for an honest admission that Bishop Fellay and his team are measuring everything in light of what they sincerely believe to be best for the Church, for souls and for the future of our world at war with Christ.

Historically speaking, in many conflicts and revolutions involving Catholic menwhether it be the Crusades, the rising in the Vendee, the Cristeros in Mexicocontroversy inevitably arose over when and how to negotiate a peace settlement that best served the common good. There were plenty of disagreements, with good men on the one hand resolving to fight to the death and never surrender, while their brothers argued in favor of a truce, if it could be accomplished without unjust compromise.

This situation with the SSPX and the Vatican is no different. If the time is right for rapprochement then great good for the Church will surely be realized through the efforts of  600-plus traditional priests of the SSPX more rapidly establishing Tradition throughout the mainstream Catholic Church.

If, on the other hand, an accord is reached prematurely and according to unjust compromise, then the most significant body of organized Catholic counterrevolution in the world today would likely be neutralized.

As we’ve said so many times here in these pages: What’s in this for Francis? Why is he so eager to regularize the SSPX? What does he have up his sleeve? And it's not enough to say: "Well, look at the FSSP. Francis hasn't crushed them."  True, at least not yet; but neither would he if, as the so-called "conspiracy theorists" insist, the FSSP is the bait needed to lure the SSPX into the trap.  It's difficult to evaluate Rome's relationship with the FSSP so long as the SSPX remains on the outside since, if Rome were to manhandle the FSSP, the SSPX would simply head back into the hills and dig in.  

Bishop Fellay and his brother bishops and priests are obviously aware of the potential for a trap, which is why they've been proceeding with caution. It is incuмbent upon us to storm heaven’s gates with prayers on their behalf, since only God knows how this will end.

mw:

Michael Matt will never touch either the dirtiest scandals in the Vatican, nor the Resistance because he fears he would go out of business and have too many cancel their subscriptions.

I think you may have put your finger on it.  dditionally, both he and Venarri have thrown in with Bp. Fellay, it seems.  Aligning with sspx, apparently, is where they feel their best chances of survival lie.