It occurs to me that if the majority of bishops in America had views and attitudes similar to Bruskewitz, there'd be no need for the SSPX.That’s just it. The Church indicates that the Society’s Mass is valid, but illicit. Similar to how the Church views the Orthodox Church’s Masses. That is, you can attend if there is no valid Catholic Mass nearby. So, if you live in a diocese like Hawaii, where there may not be a valid Mass, it might be OK to go to the SSPX. But in Bishop Bruskewitz’s diocese one would be hard pressed to say there are no valid Masses. The Church indicates that a preference for Latin is not a good enough reason to go Society, just like a preference for Greek would not be a good enough reason to go Orthodox. So, where there are valid Masses, he has every reason to clear up the confusion and make their status clear to the faithful.
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