[Mark in the Old South]

Re: "I was trying to say when the vast majority of the people who now affilate with the SSPX return to Rome, so to speak, there will be die hards trying to continue on with the "cause"."

Sure I will agree with that (there is always those whose motives leave much to be desired) but I will add when a Bishop eliminates without question the eternal Sacrifice of the Mass there will be those to complain about the disobedience of dissenters and rebels.

[Dominick]

Sure I will agree with that (there is always those whose motives leave much to be desired) but I will add when a Bishop eliminates without question the eternal Sacrifice of the Mass there will be those to complain about the disobedience of dissenters and rebels.

A Bishop does not have that power, and neither does a Pope. The Novus Ordo Rite, the Tridentine Rite, and the host of Rites of the Church all have this as the genesis of the Mass. It is impossible to alter the Mass where this would not happen, because it it's code it intends to be a sacrifice, and the Priest intends to do what the Church does.

I think the prophecies do not refer to a situation like China, where an underground Church continues to operate, but a situation where people abandon the Church, much like people abandoned Christ in shouting, "Free Barabbas".