There was no protest in the church. There would have been no protest at all had the bishop
honored his decision to give Father until the end of the said month for total compliance.
What an arrogant thing to say! It's not for you to set conditions for how your bishop must behave for you not to protest him. The bishop can change his mind whenever he likes, and there is nothing licit you can do about about. It doesn't matter at all how much you like "your" priest. He serves at the bishop's pleasure, not yours. That's the way the Catholic Church is set up, and cry as you might, you are not going to change that basic structure.
You seem to be completely oblivious to real issue. This isn't about conservatives or liberals, or whether a bishop is fair or unfair, it's about assent and dissent. You need to decide which side you are on.