I am not sure if anyone looked into this Carmel but I was told a couple of years ago that they weren't in union with Rome. That they were connected with some sede-vacantist groups or St. Pius X groups. A friend of mine shead a bit of light on the matter after receiving an email from the community. They stated that they are in union with Rome and aren't connected to the two above groups. Iam confused on there position in the church....Here is a quote from an email that I received from them.