Benedict and the SSPX are secretly working together?
I'm sure the loss of good men like +Williamson and Pfeiffer, et al is just part of the plan.
When I first started to sense that everything wasn't all that kosher with Benedict, I thought that he was just a very weak pope. But the deeper and deeper we got into this, I'm more inclined to believe, based on his history as a theologian and clergyman, that he has no plans (or, had no plans) to abandon the NO or VII
That's right out of the "Art of War" look weak when you're secretly strong. "All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him."
- Sun Tzu, the Art of War
"In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory. In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack - the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers. The direct and the indirect lead on to each other in turn. It is like moving in a circle - you never come to an end. Who can exhaust the possibilities of their combination?
- Sun Tzu