I really wish people would spend more time praying for the Restoration instead of attacking every other traditional Catholic group besides their own...
I am reminded of the four marks of the Church: It is one, holy, catholic (or universal), and apostolic. Those should be classified as Catholic who believe in One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism; whose primary focus in life is to grow in holiness and become saints; who believe what has been universally taught by the Church, and who practice the faith and Sacraments passed down by the apostles. I have witnessed or been a part of almost every major traditional group out there at one point or another, and there is not just one of these groups which has the marks of the True Church.
Indeed!
The problem is that people let their emotions rule, and their equally human tendency towards "tribalism" or "team spirit". No matter how likely/unlikely you're going to convert someone to your "team" on a given day, humans tend to promote their brand, their team both in and out of season.
But they fail to distinguish the ESSENTIAL from the OPTIONAL. They fail to distinguish issues of certainty (i.e., we must save our souls; the Novus Ordo Mass is dangerous and noxious to the Faith itself) with issues open for debate, or optional (i.e., the status of the recent Popes).
To prove it, some people don't understand the difference between Ecuмenism, and Trad-ecuмenism. People actually call me Trad-ecuмenist as a derogatory term! As if there's only "One True Trad Group" the way there is "One True Church"!
Ecuмenism is only a bad thing when you place the True Church on par with all the false religions. However, it is not just good but REQUIRED to remember that "your group" isn't the only Catholic Trad group.
Objectively, yes, God might have a favorite Trad group. But He hasn't revealed it to anyone yet, at least not publicly and decisively.
So, in conclusion: show me a man who grumbles and calls Matthew of CathInfo "a blasted trad-cuмenist" and I'll show you a man who is sectarian, and borderline schismatic (like the Dimond Brothers).