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I honestly think, Menzingen infiltrators plugged the Implicit Baptism into +ABL's book after the fact. I'm incredulous that +ABL ever believed this heresy.I think you are wrong there. I have some audio recordings of the Archbishop talking about baptism of blood and baptism of desire, in 1974, 1987 and 1988. I don't think Menzingen infiltrators would have been able to plug his microphone.
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Most on this forum know Bp. Williamson lost a significant amount of support after his condescending remarks to a teary-eyed Catholic lady who wanted to hold onto the Novus ordo missae. The event was not trivial, but rather a display of softening, at a time when the Resistance needed hardening.Some of that support we lost has been our gain, but I agree that overall it was (and still is) a thorny issue. Still, as far as I know nobody has proven yet that there can be no grace had from a Novus Ordo Mass. On the contrary, the Council of Trent clearly says otherwise imho. So, rather than a display of softening, I see it as an effort to avoid us going over the top.
The real issue though is how do people react when they disagree? Do they consider only their own opinion as de fide? Or are they able to discuss the matter, based on doctrine? It is mainly those who don't care about doctrine that we lost after (and already before!) that Mahopac episode. I would say that we are better off without those proud roosters anyway.
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How to measure Apostolic action? The objective way to evaluate it, is by counting the number of priests in the field.That could be one way, but not without giving them the time necessary to get those priests in the field. Do you know how long it took the Archbishop to do this, in much better circuмstances than ours?
One thing that does worry me is that I have never heard bishop Williamson encourage vocations, on the contrary. But this is where the other bishops are now making up for it.
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In conclusion, there are a number of "Resistance 3" supporters who suspect the Bishops of benign neglect.That does not mean we should throw the baby out with the bathwater.
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Would that Fr. Pfeiffer's apostolate "Resistance 2" not have gone of the rails, because he has the fighting spirit.I don't know what is worse, sound doctrine without a fighting spirit, or a fighting spirit without sound doctrine.
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For all practical purposes, it seems the traditional movement, will be left to "Resistance 1" The original, independent TLM/SSPX break-off groups that intuitively opposed any and all neo-SSPX compromises with newChurch. This last group is a better fit for the reality of Our Lady of Fatima's warning:
That things will get so bad, we will lose the Holy Mass (Symbolized by the Sacred Heart of Jesus) an be left with her Rosary and Devotion to her Immaculate Heart.I agree with this, if you mean those who neither err on the left (liberalism) or on the right (sedevacantism).