The expectation to obey "no matter what Rome says or does" is precisely the problem.
That would be falling in line with the Protestants' caricature of us, who think we're brainless automatons who jus...
My original comment boils down to this: even if things were fixed -- even if every reform possible were made -- SSPX would still remain on the outskirts, by their own choice.
The alternative -- the productive way to stay in the fight -- is through FSSP. The Fraternity is the remedy to the SSPX: it returned inside, to fight inside. When one removes themselves from ordinary communion as SSPX has, one goes impotent to work for the change that really needs to happen. Now, you're a non-issue on the fringes.
Sticking up to Peter is great. Breaking away from him because you disagree? Not so much.
The alternative -- the productive way to stay in the fight -- is through FSSP. The Fraternity is the remedy to the SSPX: it returned inside, to fight inside. When one removes themselves from ordinary communion as SSPX has, one goes impotent to work for the change that really needs to happen. Now, you're a non-issue on the fringes.
Sticking up to Peter is great. Breaking away from him because you disagree? Not so much.