“We must be patient. What is important is that there no longer be rejection in their hearts. Gradually, we must expect further steps, like concelebration.” (Fr. Cottier, on his conquest of Campos)
Or, apparently, the acceptance of conciliar ministration for critical functions and necessities of the SSPX apostolate:
When Francis sent retired Swiss Bishop Vitus Huonder to live with the SSPX at its boys school, the Society played it off as though Huonder was converting to Tradition, whereas my book “As We Are?” docuмented Huonder being sent by Francis to keep him abreast of, and further, SSPX reintegration.
It appears now that this stratagem has been so effective, and born so much conciliar fruit for Francis, that the SSPX’s German seminary schedule for Holy Week announces that +Huonder will be the one to celebrate the Holy Thursday Chrism Mass (and consequently be the one to consecrate SSPX holy oils)!
https://fsspx.today/chapel/zaitzkofen/#d-2023-04-06
Slowly, slowly, the deterioration of the SSPX progresses, as it slides into conciliarism.
Is this a Roman-Menzingen agreement to further condition the faithful (who have already accepted the ministration of Ecclesia Dei priests at African SSPX chapels) to accept conciliar episcopal consecration for their own future bishops?
Yes, it seems likely that Huonder’s consecration of holy oils is a preparation of the faithful for the acceptance of Rome-approved (or even Rome-consecrated) bishops (Note the proximity of +Williamson's revelation of rumors of imminent episcopal consecrations, with Huonder consecrating holy oils a couple weeks later).
I suspect they
wanted this news to be widely diffused, to use it as a trial balloon and gauge their "progress:"
If there are no grumblings in the ranks or pews (and there aren't), it signals to Rome that it is safe to give the SSPX bishops; no need to fear the SSPX any more; they are no threat to conciliarism.
As I said elsewhere when this news broke of the rumored consecrations, the SSPX will try to portray these consecrations as the final realization of +Lefebvre's dream of bishops to continue the SSPX (but only at the cost of making the SSPX hardly worth continuing).