Mother Miriam has done a complete 180 on the SSPX: "God has established His Church, his universe, everything on obedience, everything on obedience. Children are to obey their parents, not if their parents are holy and right, in everything but sin. Wives are to submit to their husbands, not because they're holy, not because they're right, but because God has given them that position — again, in everything but sin. Religious are to obey their superiors, whether their superior is right or holier than them, or no matter what it is, they are to obey in everything. And Christ's sheep, which is us, every one of us is to obey the successor of Peter, whether we know for sure he is, whether we agree with him, whether we can point out definite heresy. If he's the Pope, then we obey in everything but sin. We don't come against him. So that's where I left it yesterday, and my heart was completely converted."
It’s always been Catholic to obey the pope. Even bad popes. But in history has there ever been photo evidence of a pope publicly partaking (kneeling) in a pagan ceremony? Has a pope ever publicly suggested attitudes have to change before doctrine? Has a pope ever endorsed blessing homosexual relationships, or doubled down on accompanying the divorced and remarried to the communion rail without repentance and sacramental confession? How can people allege there is no crisis, no doubt about who this man in white is?
Leo Francis et al. Are the source of the divisions like FSSP, SSPX,sedevacantism. Not the lay faithful nor even priests or bishops who head these groups. These folks are trying to remain Catholic in the face of an unprecedented and impossible problem. Who is right? Each of these positions runs into problems because those in the seats of power are not fulfilling their ministry either by sin or by apostasy or both. But ostensibly the hierarchy divides the faith and the authority of the church and they then force the faithful to pick a side. It’s exhausting and an immense cross for the faithful.
If you had been of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
I say to you, that he will quickly revenge them. But yet the Son of man, when he cometh, shall he find, think you, faith on earth?