[Montana_Sam]

Faulty argument, isn't it?

The Year of Mercy is just that, and is based in Scripture. The argument that the jurisdiction exists beyond the declared license assumes some authority outside of the lineage of Peter. Nobody is safe making such a bad-faith assumption. I love the SSPX, but it, too, is subject to authority whether it likes it or not, and is not self-determining.

[dangus]

It’s a case of extending the precedent. Had Pope Francis argued that in the spirit of mercy, he would overlook the disobedience of SSPX or something like that, your argument would carry. Rather Pope Francis confirmed the raison d’etre of SSPX. Any relation to with the Year of Mercy seems to have more to do with fostering understanding and tolerance and less to do with permitting something illicit.