[dsc]

"This is why the Indult is by Diocese"

I think the reason the indult is by diocese is that a universal indult would be the death knell of the anemic, far inferior Novus Ordo.

SSPX forced the enemies of The Church to back down a little, to the extent of instituting an effortlessly ignored indult procedure, but that was just a punt. They still intend to stomp out the Tridentine once and for all.

[Dominick]

They still intend to stomp out the Tridentine once and for all.

Hardly, a simple method for that would be to absolutly excommunicate anyone who attends a SSPX chapel, and that has not happened.

My point was not to fire off another war, but to point out a protest is not in keeping with Catholic practice. Thomas a Kempis would not protest, Padre Pio would not protest, and even when the Chinese Church is being chastized you don't see protest. Protest is ineffective.

The pretext for declining the Indult was given by those who protested, if they hadn't protested, they would have forced the Bishop to give a less sound reason.