I hate to say it but I think a lot of it is motivated by money. Money not for the sake of personal greed but to fund each group's particular endeavors. There aren't that many traditional Catholics and most of them don't have a lot of money so one group dissuading their faithful from attending the services of another group means more money for their coffers.
When the 7 broke from ABL they knew very well in advance they needed resources to launch their new sect and they cunningly
seized what they could. I might agree with them more doctrinally than the SSPX but I can't overlook the ruthlessness in how they acted. I've seen the same thing happen in other secular organizations that fragmented when its leader died.
You just proved my point. You are part of the problem. I’m not a Sede but they are still Trads. But You described the Sede side using negative words like “cunning” and “ruthlessness”. Why?
Do you honestly believe that “the nine” had immoral reasons behind their leaving +ABL? I don’t.
Do you believe that every single thing +ABL did was perfect and beyond criticism? I don’t.
There shouldnt be sides in Tradition. There are preferences, for sure, but not sides. The new-sspx js another topic, but if we’re talking +ABL/Resistance vs Sede - both are trying to save souls. Criticizing either is just wrong.