The problem in the SSPX, and I see it as its biggest problem is the cult of personality that surrounds Bp. Williamson. The venom that this man poured on Campos was disgusting.
The bishop or cardinal in charge of such matters, I cannot recall his name, said of Campos, that they were given
special status because they had been in schism by setting up parallel structures, whereas SSPX is not. I guess that is a clue to how things work.
What would the bishops do if the pope announced that an indult was not necessary? Resign? Go into schism? What?
There is no "cult of personality" surrounding Williamson. That is nonsense. The only cult of personality in the Church is that of John Paul II.