Followers of Archbishop Lefebvre are not necessarily in schism, but may be in imperfect communion

http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/mershon/051212

"Lumen Gentium, following St. Augustine, declares: "Even though incorporated into the Church, one who does not persevere in charity is not saved. He remains indeed in the bosom of the Church, but in body, not in heart" (n. 14)."

"In fact, to recognize the Holy Father as St. Peter's Successor requires all Catholics to obey him, not only in matters of faith and morals, but in matters of governance. A Catholic cannot judge the individual dispositions of the priests and/or bishops of the SSPX who offer Catholics refuge by providing sacraments, moral teaching, and authentic Catholic doctrine in certain dioceses where the bishop has not provided "wide and generous" access to the Traditional Latin Mass, as requested in Ecclesia Dei Adflicta, by Pope John Paul II.Catholics must not only recognize the authority of the Pope and the bishops of the Church vested with authority by Jesus Christ; they must obey them as well. Vatican I makes this very clear regarding the Pope's right to govern."

Speaking to the bishops of Chile in 1988, shortly after the illicit consecrations of Archbishop Lefebvre, our current Pope gave all Catholics sufficient words of reflection to ponder:"We must reflect on this fact: that a large number of Catholics, far beyond the narrow circle of the Fraternity of Lefebvre, see this man as a guide, in some sense, or at least as a useful ally. It will not do to attribute everything to political motives, to nostalgia, or to cultural factors of minor importance."These causes are not capable of explaining the attraction which is felt even by the young, and especially by the young, who come from many quite different nations, and who are surrounded by completely distinct political and cultural realities."

Indeed they show what is from any point of view a restricted and one-sided outlook; but there is no doubt whatever that a phenomenon of this sort would be inconceivable unless there were good elements at work here, which in general do not find sufficient opportunity to live within the Church of today."

For all these reasons, we ought to see this matter primarily as the occasion for an examination of conscience. We should allow ourselves to ask fundamental questions, about the defects in the pastoral life of the Church, which are exposed by these events."(The TV interview translation is from Fr. Robert Fromageot, FSSP, Rome.)

Personally, I don’t know if I would regularly attend Latin Masses. But wouldn’t it be great as I think Vatican II stated, that both Mass rites were freely available without animosity? That would be a good thing