As for Fr. Kramer’s Bennyvacantist thesis, it’s a moot point by his own reasoning. He makes a strong case for the Bellarmine position regarding a heretical pope (vs. Siscoe and Salza) but that case applies equally to Ratzinger. He refers to the Conciliar Church as a Masonic Antichurch. No disagreement there. But Ratzinger was the head of this heretical Antichurch.
You’re very close, Fr. Kramer ... but Bennyvacantism falls short. All of the papal claimants since J23 have been imposters. It is not possible for Ratzinger to have been the head of a Masonic Antichurch and the Catholic pope at the same time.
This is the one difficulty I'm having with what is presented by Dupont. I think it's great that so many prophecies speak of this restoration, but, how is it that we get this "Holy Pope" who is purportedly in exile if there is no valid Pope? Edit: Because, recall, the prophecy of Anna Maria Taigi speaks of a light falling upon a Cardinal who is to become the Holy Pope after the Chastisement, therefore, there have to still be valid Cardinals, which, if I recall, is not what the sedevacantist position believes. Either B16 is, somehow, the Pope and Bennyvacantism is correct (which would explain, somewhat providentially, why he hasn't yet kicked the bucket); or, the Siri thesis is correct and there's a secret Pope somewhere with a handful of secret Cardinals waiting for their moment.
One thing that really supports, in my view, the Bennyvacantist reading of Dupont is that none of these prophecies speak of a line of Antipopes, but several speak of a single Antipope. If that is the case, B16 is the Pope, then quite obviously Francis is that prophesied Antipope who is supposed to precede the Chastisement and will die in Rome by an attack of the Muslims. Further, it's also interesting to note that the Pope in exile is purported to flee to the Westphalian area of Europe (Germany), which would make sense since B16 is German.
Otherwise, the prophesies are not going to come true because we are too far gone and God is just letting everything End with Antichrist just around the corner.