Temperance in deference to Truth is not a virtue.
The problem is that emotion can get in the way of persuading people — even people who want to be persuaded. I am deeply sympathetic to the SSPX; I thought George Weigel’s article was thoughtful and made good points; I don't know what the answer is. The tone of the article here threw me off because it seemed to go after Weigel personally. Also, this article seems to give excessive credit to Pope Francis, which is tough to swallow these days. If, for argument's sake, Weigel is off base about the SPPX, I'd's still bet his intentions are purer than this Pope's.