[ultima ratio]

Ratzinger has complained about the New Mass constantly in his writings and speeches--most recently in his new text on the Liturgy, but also at the Conference at Fontgombault where he was amazingly frank. But he's a good soldier and has to live with the Pope on a daily basis. So he goes along with a bad thing--as many priests do, unless they reach a breaking point. Many more than ever are reaching that point, by the way. Increasingly priests are turning to Tradition and saying to hell with the Novus Ordo farce and the Novus Ordo bishops.

[St.Chuck]

But he's a good soldier and has to live with the Pope on a daily basis. So he goes along with a bad thing--as many priests do, unless they reach a breaking point.

Which would make them bad soldiers.

I heard a sermon on obedience and humility today. It occurred to me that SSPX priests might have to gloss over those virtues.