[RobbyS]

Who says I accept authority without conidtion? My condition is that the authority be divinely appointed which I believe is true of the hierarchy. That does not mean automatic compliance with his will , simply deference .

[ultima ratio]

The assumption that traditionalists do not defer to legitimate authority is incorrect. But we know we are not living in normal times. In normal times Catholic schools do not teach about sado-masochism in elementary grades. In normal times popes do not apologize to Islam for the sins of Catholicism. In normal times tabernacles are not hidden in church corners while the "presider's" chair is placed front and center. These are not normal times and much of what is going on is destructive of Tradition and harmful to the faith.