[ArrogantBustard]

If we had Bishops who stopped suppressing the Traditional Mass these numbers would explode.

How ironic ... that Bishop Sullivan was one of the worst supporters of liturgical abuse in the Novus Ordo ... perhaps he allowed these two chapels as an outlet for those totally disgusted with such abuse, in order to shut them up.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

It's hard to say. Some of the Bishops I've observed have an attitude that they just want everyone to be happy and not complain, hence anything from Tridentine to dancing girls. One of the most liberal, AmChurchian dioceses (Oakland) had a Traditional parish in the midst of heresy under the previous Bishop. Mahony has several Indult Masses. Maybe some don't want a battle, other's do it because they don't care either way.

In contrast, I've found that certain conservative appearing bishops who you'd think would be friendly to traditionalists are anything but. Scratch below the surface and it's all an act. Some are little more than administrators while others are just plain mean. Levada in SF has refused for years to allow a Tridentine despite the Pope's ruling and parishoners' pleas.

Most people don't attend the Traditional Mass because of N.O. abuses. They do so because they prefer a more vertical level of worship. After having been raised in the N.O. and turning to traditionalism, I won't go back.