I would give all of these stories which more credence if they were not usually complaining about CONSERVATIVE Catholicism. It seems that the majority of these stories in the mainstream press seem to have the unstated purpose of moving people away from Conservative practices by pointing out the Conservative groups which are not in Communion. There are perhaps many more examples of leftist abuses of Catholicism in this manner, but you almost never see these called to task (outside of the Conservative Catholic press). This seems to me to be nothing more than a backhanded way of supressing Orthodox Catholics.
It looks like they are getting their last licks in before the Pope allows greater usage of the old Latin Mass. Who will these writers use as their whipping-boy if the SSPX winds up returning to full Communion with the Church??
Ooops!! My mistake, "which more credence" should have read "much more credence". I wish there was a way to go back and correct all the mistakes in your posts after you post them.