Who Will Ordain the Priests? Anyone?

Today is, in the old calendar, the feast of Cyril and Methodius, slavic brothers who became bishops. As missionaries they were sent to catechize the slavs in the east since they spoke their language. As I was reading their story in Butler's Lives this morning I came across this:

In 863 the two brothers set out with a number of assistants and came to the court of Rostislav (Prince of Moravia); they were well received and at once got to work....The Byzantine missionaries, armed with their pericopes from the Scriptures and liturgical hymns in Slavonic, pursued their way with much success, but were soon handicapped by their lack of a bishop to ordain more priests. The German prelate, the bishop of Passau, would not do it and Cyril therefore determined to seek help elsewhere.

Reading this, I considered the case of necessity of the SSPX which some say does not exist. Think about that for a minute. Those who deny the necessity claim there are plenty of bishops who would ordain Society priests and do confirmations in the traditional rite.

 Really?

One of the things that got Archbishop Lefebvre in trouble was ordaining priests without authorization -- not only consecrating the four bishops, but ordaining priests to protect and continue the faith as taught for two millennia. This is what I think would happen if there were no more bishops in the Society.

I'm not a prophet but I have a logical mind. So let's consider the potential, and likely, future. The Society agrees not to consecrate the bishops. The two left both die. Presumably there are at least a few bishops willing to ordain priests for the Society. Ah... but then... Fernandez or his successor and whoever is the current pope say no dice! Unless the Society agrees to accept every doctrinal novelty from the "pastoral" council and agree to concelebrate the Novus Ordo for the Chrism Mass, the bishops will not be permitted to ordain Society priests. Elimination of the Latin Mass is complete as they aim their guns at the Ecclesia Dei communities and finally attain their end goal. 

Let's face it, those two conditions have become the touchstone in the new Church.

I wonder how many FSSP and other traditional orders really, in the silence of their hearts, are grateful that the Society moved forward with the consecrations. They don't have to suffer the persecution from Rome, but they now have a firewall, an insurance policy, against the total elimination of tradition.

Cyril and Methodius ended up being consecrated bishops to ensure priests for the missions. They, of course, had the papal mandate from Pope Adrian II. But I think they would sympathize with the Society today and I'm begging for their intercession. Yes, Virginia, there is a state of grave necessity and I praise God for the new bishops. In fact, Bishop Goldade will be offering our Masses this week at the chapel in Linden. How happy I will be to genuflect and kiss his episcopal ring with the relics of a saint inside. The Holy Spirit who kept the crowds at the consecration steady in the storm transforming it into a profound witness, will never leave us orphaned.

May Jesus Christ be praised!