The Fraternal Society of Saint Peter (FSSP) is an apostolate that has been doing some blooming, providing priests who have a strict devotion to the Traditional Latin Mass of the Extraordinary Form to dioceses anywhere who can support their FSSP priest and a proper facility, chapel, or church building.
It takes a bare minimum of stipend and support, enough interested Catholics committed to this devotion for the Extraordinary Form, and an invitation by the bishop and a space for start up.
In my diocese, the bishop has no compulsion to entertain such an idea, and truly, from Rome there is no encouragement to recognize Summorum Pontificum, or to nudge bishops to be cooperative.
FSSP costs a diocese nothing. Not in manpower or financing. It is an apostolate who provide well trained priests and the people themselves support his service. Daily confessions are provided, before daily Mass, which is a service to the entire diocese seven days a week. n
Except for being occasionally being confused with the SSPX, who are at odds with Rome, the FSSP has a sterling reputation for holiness and are in line with the Pope.
But it is my understanding that the FSSP must not speak against Vatican II despite its errors. This was a requirement for its formation. So they really can’t say what needs to be said.
What is going on here is not just about the availability of the Latin Mass. Until others wake up to this, we will continue to witness what is going on in the OP. It seems as if the Latin mass continues to be used as a pawn by the Modernists in the church: We’ll let you have the “extraordinary” mass, but you can not speak the truth about VII.