“Deal with the priests”

A priest being “dealt with” during the Mexican revolution. We are in the midst of another revolution of a much more insidious and ominous kind, when a Catholic bishop says “deal with the priests”.

If priests need to be “dealt with” because they are “creating a need” for the TLM, why is it common week after week to get 20 people at a Sunday novus ordo and over 100 for a TLM? 

Context: https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/cardinal-gregory-and-dealing-with