Posted the following in The Remnant’s “comments” section, but doubt it will see the light of day (and even if they were inclined to publish it, they would get a call from the District within a couple hours to delete it).

Therefore, posting it here:


“Can someone explain to me how the joint declaration’s statement that “the one sole purpose” for Bishop Huonder’s retirement to the sspx school is to dedicate himself to prayer, silence, say the TLM, and work for the restoration of Tradition is compatible with the Diocese of Chur’s Kathnet announcement of a couple months ago, acknowledging that the bishop has been given this assignment by Francis to be a liaison between the SSPX and Rome?

Moreover, am I to believe the same bishop recently pictured celebrating the new Mass with altar girls, and giving communion in the hand, has suddenly changed his spots, and conveniently became a traditionalist on the day of his retirement?

And of what does Bishop Huonder’s newfound “traditionalism” consist, beyond saying the old Mass?  Does he suddenly reject his own former ecuмenism?  Does he reject the errors of Vatican II?  What are his thoughts on the new questionable sacraments (eg., vegetable oil for extreme unction)?  Etc., etc.

Just a few days after tossing cold water on the initiative of theologians who were seeking to continue the deposition process of Francis (initially begun by Cardinal Burke, and continued by the Correctio Fillialis), the SSPX now sends a disturbing message to its faithful:

We are on the same side as the modernists.

The SSPX, which once served as a bastion of truth, today tells a blatant falsehood through its superior general, regarding the purpose of Bishop Huonder’s arrival (contradicted by the bishop himself).

There is only one way this joint declaration is compatible with truth (at least subjectively):

The SSPX today believes that working for a practical accord with unconverted Rome = “working for Tradition.”

The previous generation of SSPXers were indoctrinated by Archbishop Lefebvre after the consecrations to hold such a position as the gravest danger to the faithful (see his 1991 Fideliter interview).

Conversely, the last 20 years of SSPX leadership have striven mightily (and successfully) to inculcate exactly the opposite principle: Legal recognition is the primary goal.

Very few have possessed the perspicacity of mind to detect this reorientation of the SSPX, and those who have have become maligned more than baby murdering devil worshippers.

Will The Remnant possess the journalistic integrity to allow this perspective to aire?  It will gain my respect if it does.”

I want too join in union of prayer with Bishop Huonder and pray that the situation will develop in which there will be no need for a resistance.

We've known for a long time that you're in "union" with Bp. Huonder and his conciLIAR fratres. 

I think not. Michael Matt just headlined it that way to make trads think he's still a trad.

He sold-out his journalistic integrity when he started providing cover for the SSPX.
Since 2012, he's editorially endorsed the SSPX and hasn't reported anything about the SSPX/Resistance split.  

Now, he's even endorsing Francis's fake conservative "good cop" Bp. Schnieder.



The Remnant selectively reports the truth and therefore acts as an agent of liars, misleading trad Catholics to assist the modernists revolution.

If we could only see the changes in Michael Matt's bank account since 2012... he could not wound not explain it.

"I rejoice whenever aTLM is celebrated"

"I rejoice whenever aTLM is celebrated"

It also seems to have gone unnoticed that the joint declaration does not speak of “restoring” the Church, but of “renewing” it.

This is conciliar language.

In conservative environs, they like to use this term, as it does not imply a rejection of the underlying justification of Vatican II (ie., renewal; evolution; revolution; change; progress), while “restoration” implies turning back the clock and rejection.

Hence, I detect a hint in the use of this term regarding the SSPX’s new mindset:

There is no longer even the pretense of converting Rome to Tradition (a BS claim used by all the capitulating once-traditional communities used to shield them from scorn), but a contentedness to assume a place in the new pluralist church.

The SSPX will not restore.

It wants to renew.

You have it from the superior general’s mouth.

They adopt the same posture towards the crisis (which they want you to believe “recedes”) as EWTN’s Franciscans of the Renewal; the same attitude as Cardinal Hoyos’s admonition to Bishop Fellay that “you are not against the new Mass, but for the old Mass;” which all amounts to the acceptance of Fr. Cottier’s strategy against Campos: What matters most is that there no longer be rejection in their hearts.

Declaring a desire to renew, but not restore, implies that psychological process has been successful.