The Archbishop tried to pin Ratzinger down on a date and a name and got vague promises. Apparently the Pope wanted to be obeyed without his own commitment to anything concrete. The Archbishop went along as much as he could--until he realized he was being given the runaround. He was old and ill--and he was convinced Rome intended to run out the clock and renege after he was gone. He knew how the game was played and decided to obey God instead. The man showed heroic sanctity in my book, single-handedly preserving the Traditional Mass. The Pope showed he had little respect for Catholic Tradition--and he's still showing it.
While I was facing Cardinal Ratzinger with that alternative, and while he was saying that he would give us a bishop on the 15th of August, he was asking me for still more dossiers in order that the Holy See might choose a bishop who would meet the requirements laid down by the Vatican.
That is vague? And as for the name - Msgr. Lefebvre refused to suggest names.