I believe that they did as a matter of course, and it was only when an NO priest became stubborn that they might relent (cf. the case of "Father" Stark that was one of the main contributors to the departure of "The Nine").

What needs to be addressed is that there is a strong Opus Dei influence in the Arlington Diocese.  It's usually the conservative, cassock wearing priests who know how to offer the TLM who are members. 

It has come to my attention that two diocesan priests who fit that description recently visited the seminary in Dillwyn. One of whom I know is strongly anti-sspx. I'm sure the seminary warmly welcomed them but it begs the question of what is really going on with these relations when the bishop here is so against the Society and has even labeled them schismatic.

The sspx priests down at the seminary are not from this area, and probably have no idea of the OD influence in this diocese.  Perhaps they have been duped by the conservative appearance and apparent orthodoxy of these priests.  But they need to understand that they will never leave the conciliar church and the novus ordo because of their false sense of obedience to the conciliar hierarchy, especially if they are members of OD. 

Where the National Cathedral to the Immaculate Conception is domed both inside & out with the judaic six pointed star.



The neo-SSPX's goal to obtain "prelature' from the jew-Pope is a threat to the Opus Dei, which holds enormous power within the schismatic church.
Opus Dei is the only religious order with the prelature privilege.  

Michael Voris's "Church Militant" is Opus Dei funded social media, with the goal of undermining the SSPX threat.

But much more could

Plenus, the problem with the SSPX- and it has always persisted- is that there has never been an "official position" on any issue of importance. 

You seem to have conflated separate issues, the new rites of the sacraments/Mass with the Sede issue. 

Ultimately, the problem with the new-sspx is that it did not update its philosophy on new-rome once all the old, valid, novus ordo priests died.  Now that new-rome is 99% filled with new-rite bishops/priests, the "positive doubt" about such is VERY GREAT.  I don't see how anyone could argue otherwise.

PlenusV, you're making an argument based on decades-old data.  This is why it's faulty.

No, I'm arguing a principle, which does not change with data.

But I agree with you entirely, that over time, the doubts as to validity increase, as clearly expressed in Archbishop Lefebvre's letter to Mr Wilson. Eventually there will be no priests left in the Conciliar Church who were not ordained by newrite doubtful bishops. The presumption must be against validity now more than ever.

I can also see the opposite side, where some good, Trad faithful want to impose a Trad priest upon their dying loved ones, even though the extended family (and the dying person) wants nothing to do with Tradition.  This is simply a waste of time, but the grieved Trad wants to "try whatever they can" (emotionally speaking) and is hoping for a miraculous conversion, even when all the signs point to the dying person being obstinate.

Such cases are heartbreaking but also common.  I'm sure the sspx has to use this policy to filter out such cases.  It's sad but necessary.