Is it that difficult to say "be conditionally ordained, or you can't minister to the faithful"?
IMO it's just another outcome of the trying to consider the NO as part of the Church.
Totally agree. The sspx failed here, because of bad logic. They were trying to avoid the Sede argument “Well, if the new rites are all doubtful, then there’s no pope.” Or something similar. No, sorry Sedes, life isn’t that simple.
But hindsight being 20/20, I’m darn sure that the sspx’s approach to the new rites was/is in some way affecter by their avoidance of sedeism. Which is also very stupid.
If +ABL and the sspx had taken an approach based on principles (ie new rite words and historical condemnations) instead of an emotional approach (avoiding Sedeism), all Trads would be in a better spot today.
The sspx would have zero doubtful priests. The sspx would’ve drawn a clear line in the sand vs the Indult. And the sspx would be closer to the (correct) Sede view in the matter (ie conditional sacraments). Tradition would be stronger for it.