[St.Chuck]

What's more, how could the priests, that you consistently defend as being holy, devout, unimpeachable witnesses to the faith get just-war theory wrong? How could Fr. Scott, who describes the N.O. mass as inherently evil, and opposes everything the Vatican does, find himself in agreement with the pope on this issue? Are they anti-American or pro-European as you explain as the pope's reasons for opposing U.S. aims?

[ultima ratio]

How could Fr. Scott find himself in agreement with the Pope on Iraq? Easy--he didn't have Catholic Tradition to guide him from error. The claims of SSPX regarding the Mass and dogmas of the Church are based primarily on Magisterial teachings throughout the Church's history--on Trent, for instance--and only secondarily on their own theological arguments.