To rephrase my post (and the original post by Ladislaus, which gave me this idea):

If the SSPX position is good, it's good indefinitely.
If it's no good, you need to leave NOW.

But this LUDICROUS position held by Bp. Fellay, Fr. Angles, and dozens of others, namely, "The current SSPX position can't be held much longer or it WILL lead to schism" doesn't make sense.

So there's a date on the calendar on which you wake up and the SSPX becomes schismatic? But the day before it wasn't schismatic?

Who determines that date?

Or is it a question of percentages? Right now we're 10% schismatic, later on we'll be 25% schismatic, and eventually we'll be 100% schismatic?

Isn't that like being 34% pregnant?

With certain "statuses", you either are or you aren't.

Either it's schismatic, or it isn't. Today, a year from now, or 200 years from now.

They might be right about time limits in the sense that the longer they hold onto the position that resisting the Conciliar Schism is potentially schismatic, the more likely they are to finally throw in the towel and join the Conciliar Schism.  The problem is that they fail to recognize that Rome is in schism from the Catholic Church.  If they understood that, they wouldn't be dogmatic anti-sedevacantists.  Anyone who believes that they might go into schism if they resist Conciliarism already has one foot in the door of the Conciliar Church.

 The problem is that they fail to recognize that Rome is in schism from the Catholic Church.

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Agree with above statement!  That's why they are no longer content to remain in Canonical Limbo.  They're afraid of being excommunicated, wholesale.  Even if all sspx members, priests, religious, third order, AND laity who hear Mass at sspx chapels were to be formally excommunicated, it would be completely invalid, rather like being fired from a job you don't hold!  What people are forgetting is that it is Faith, Absolute Truth, that determines one's status as schismatic, excommunicated, etc.  Those who recognize Truth won't be so worried about what a pope or anti-pope says when it doesn't line up with Truth.  "...you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." Gospel of St. John 8:32   Archbishop Lefebvre, at the end of years of wrestling with this question, concluded that it is Rome who must convert!
What someone says or declares in contradiction with Truth doesn't matter.

Quote from: holysoulsacademy

Am I correct in understanding:

~ SSPX > Formal Schism and Material Heresy
~ NO > Material Schism & Material Heresy
~ RESISTANCE > maintained Catholic Tradition

This is the conclusion that I have come to.

How did you come to that conclusion?

The SSPX, whatever their problems, are not in formal schism.  Nor are they materially heretical.  If they could be said to be either, then either would certainly extend to the Resistance, at least the American one.

The Novus Ordo, as an organized religion, is formally schismatic and heretical.  Whether or not a few pockets of the faith have been retained here or there where Catholics in good will exists is another question (I believe there are such Catholics) but as an organized religion it is formally schismatic, formally heretical.

As concerns schism and heresy, Catholics can never be materially schismatic or heretical, if they are schismatic or heretical it can only be formal.  Otherwise, it's simply a mistake.

Always wise and prudent Mithrandylan.