One either resists or one does not. 'Internal Resistance' is a contradiction in a sea of SSPX-style contradictions. Long ago I was struck by the conflicting attitudes, actions and philosophies that were there if you looked hard enough. Perhaps it saw itself as the old church in miniature which behaved as though she were immune from contradition. My father was a big believer in the 'straight and narrow' which makes me wonder why he put up with the new church for so long!