The ones fighting for Catholic Tradition against persecution, forbidden the TLM. They are now under the SSPX, praise God. Some might not agree with that, but I defend it, come what may.
I don’t know all the details, so the Sisters may not have been always saintly in their response, or maybe they were, but I trust they did not cause the division. Some might point their puritanical little finger at the mother superior for her alleged indiscretions, or accuse them of schism.
In defense of them, everyone deserving defense, the mother superior has suffered from grave illness, extreme pain, being heavily medicated. Their intentions are pure, to be free of liberalism and modernism in the way they are governed, their liturgy, and prayer life.
There is a state of necessity to be under the SSPX, despite the fact it itself is not a perfect institution. The Church continues to be in a deep Crisis everywhere, saying so, to help others escape to sound ground, to preserve their faith, is hardly a disordered sadness or anger.
Hence the need for blogs like this. No priest outside of the SSPX or the like would publicly say what I’m saying here. What was done to these good Sisters demands justice. In the meantime at least they can enjoy the peace provided for by the Society, founded by the saintly Archbishop Lefebvre.
And I think at this point most laity who attend the FSSP or Institute or the like, if they hear all the facts, would quietly agree, there is no other practical solution, besides being dissolved. The way things keep unfolding under the current Establishment, the more people see the reality.
What is positive about this is a Carmelite convent, not to mention on a beautiful property, has joined the traditional movement officially, resisting conciliar modernism and upholding Catholic Tradition. These women are great examples of brave souls. Just imagine the possibilities for their future, as a beacon of Tradition, and the first traditional Carmelite convent in the US. Another option for young women discerning a religious vocation.