Behold, the "state of necessity":
http://www.traditionalmass.org/articles/article.php?id=50&catname=SSPX: Society of St. Pius XIn return, Ratzinger conceded a place for the Society in what Archbishop Lefebvre had always termed “the conciliar church.” Furthermore, Ratzinger agreed to suggest to the “Holy Father” to name a bishop, to be chosen from among the Society’s members.
The next day, May 6th, Archbishop Lefebvre violated the very agreement he entered into, by telling Ratzinger that unless the “Pope” named a bishop and prepared the Apostolic Mandate (the permission to consecrate) by mid-June, he would go ahead with the ceremony anyway. His reasons were that a postponement of this event would cause in the traditionalists a sense of disillusionment. Furthermore, he added, “hotels, means of transport, the immense tents which will be set up for the ceremony, have all been rented.”
Ratzinger and the Archbishop met on May 24th. Ratzinger convinces him that the “Holy Father” will select a bishop from the Society, and will approve of a consecration to be done on August 15th, a mere forty-five days after the much desired June 30th. Lefebvre responds in two letters, one to Ratzinger, the other to Wojtyla, insisting on three bishops and the June 30th consecration date, and that the “Tradition Commission” have a majority of Society members.
"Furthermore, Ratzinger agreed to suggest to the 'Holy Father' to name a bishop, to be chosen from among the Society’s members"
And how far do you suppose a suggestion goes? Is it a promise? The Archbishop knew all about Vatican doublespeak. A suggestion is not even a vague promise. A vague promise is not anywhere near a commitment. Rome could be exceedingly slippery--and the entire future of the Catholic Church hung in the balance since the Archbishop was the last holdout against Novus Ordo modernism. Too much to hang upon a mere "suggestion."
But at least you don't repeat the myth that the Pope promised Lefebvre a bishop of his own choosing. It never was true--but was a convenient lie to bolster the Pope's weak position vis a vis Tradition. Especially when he has never been averse to elevating the worst scoundrels, men of low character generally, many of them apostates.