[ultima ratio]

To those of you who think you have with Williamson a stick by which to clobber SSPX--it's necessary to remember that religion will always attract the best and the worst and the mediocre. An institution becomes corrupt only when the best no longer act as a check on the worst while the mediocre remain either indifferent or fearful. This is the case with the New Church today under the papacy of JnPII. But it is not the situation in SSPX where good men have the ascendancy and keep abuses--particularly apostasy--under control. This is why I support SSPX.

[NYer]

An institution becomes corrupt only when the best no longer act as a check on the worst while the mediocre remain either indifferent or fearful.

Sounds like one of the arguments put forth by the Sanhedrin when they confronted Jesus on his teachings.

[Theosis]

An institution becomes corrupt only when the best no longer act as a check on the worst while the mediocre remain either indifferent or fearful.

Which always happens when one separates oneself from the Vicar of Christ for whatever reason...

This is the case with the New Church today under the papacy of JnPII. But it is not the situation in SSPX where good men have the ascendancy and keep abuses--particularly apostasy--under control.

I'm sorry, ultima ratio, but the present situation has proven just the opposite. Fr. Aulagnier (the best) has been exiled for all external appearances, while Williamson (the worst) keeps his little throne because the fearful (Fellay) doesn't want to risk schism within the SSPX. Face it, unless the rank-and-file (most of whom just want peace within their chapels) suddenly start asking questions, then Lefebvrism had died within the SSPX with Aulagnier. Williamsonism has won out.