Good evening, 
     I am learning so much from the recent edition of The Recusant. In some ways it seems as though it was written for me personally. I am a new convert to Catholicism and through my studies I have been rapidly coming to understand the damage done to the Catholic Church by the Second Vatican Council and the continuation, furthering, and deepening of that damage by the Popes since.  I was originally baptized as a Protestant. I recently converted to Catholicism and received a conditional baptism in my local novus ordo church. When I understood the necessity of my converting to Catholicism, I did not do my do due diligence in research and was ignorant of the evils of the Second Vatican Council. Even when I came to have an understanding of the evils and dangers of the modernism of the conciliar church, I was mistaken in my belief that it was more beneficial to be Catholic in whatever manner that would allow me to attend mass and receive the sacraments than not. This recent issue of The Recusant is correcting my understandings. I am thankful for this. I have a couple of questions.
Question 1: Am I validly baptized? I believe in the truths of the Nicene Creed including confessing one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. I did not have a video of my baptism to show the local novus ordo priest, so he thought it prudent to conditionally baptize me. I now understand through my reading of The Recusant that the faith is more important than the sacraments, but I do want to be assured that I am a validly baptized Catholic. 
Question 2: How did an adult convert to Catholicism prior to The Second Vatican Council? What was the process? How does the Marian Corps of The Society of Saint Pius X receive adults into the Catholic Church? Is there any defined process of conversion from the modern Catholicism to pre-Vatican II Catholicism? I have a traditional catechism book that I am studying on my own and I listen to as much as I can from the Oratory of The Sorrowful Heart of Mary. It is my belief that the Marian Corps of The Society of Saint Pius X is the last bastion of authentic Christianity remaining.

The Society’s Silence: What Happened to the Prophetic Voice of the SSPX?
How the SSPX Lost Its Voice When the Church Needed It Most

• When Traditionis Custodes was released, the Society called it “a matter of concern,” but emphasized their own immunity and invited displaced faithful to attend SSPX chapels. No condemnation. No outcry. No “blasphemy” or “betrayal” like in the days of Assisi.
  
• When Francis signed the Abu Dhabi declaration, they issued a measured statement of theological “clarification,” avoiding any direct accusation of heresy or doctrinal rupture.
  
• When Pachamama was enthroned in the Vatican Gardens, the SSPX responded late and limply, with a generic critique of syncretism in general, not even naming Francis or the event in its headline.