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“Temperance in deference to Truth is not a virtue.”

The problem is that emotion can get in the way of persuading people — even people who want to be persuaded. I am deeply sympathetic to the SSPX; I thought George Weigel’s article was thoughtful and made good points; I don't know what the answer is. The tone of the article here threw me off because it seemed to go after Weigel personally. Also, this article seems to give excessive credit to Pope Francis, which is tough to swallow these days. If, for argument's sake, Weigel is off base about the SPPX, I'd's still bet his intentions are purer than this Pope's.

[ebb tide]

It is Wiegel who has shown intemperance. Who made him Pope? And the article sources prior popes and Pozzo, not just Francis.

[ebb tide]

Now, according to Archbishop Guido Pozzo, a senior Vatican official involved in discussions with the Lefebvrists, it may be possible to heal the breach Archbishop Lefebvre created by conceding that the teachings of Vatican II do not all have the same doctrinal weight. On this scenario, the Lefebvrists would be given a pass on the Council’s affirmation of religious freedom, ecumenism, and interreligious dialogue, and would return to full communion through the mechanism of a “personal prelature,” the same structure that governs Opus Dei.This is a very, very bad idea.

Above, Weigel personally attacks Archibishop Pozzo.

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I agree with Weigel that this is a very, very bad idea....but for very, very different reasons.