I anticipated that this sort of thing would come up sooner or later when the ordinariate was established. It isn't just Roman Catholicism these people were attracted to. They were also attracted to a particular brand of independence from central authority that doesn't jibe so well with the hierarchical model of the institutional RCC. Conflict was probably inevitable.

It also sounds like there is a bit of a cult of personality forming around Fr. Phillips, and that is always a red flag for a bishop. If Archbishop Garcia-Siller is concerned about that, he's wise to pull Phillips out sooner rather than later. Delaying action in these situations is almost never the right move. It only gives people more time to dig in.