From Non Possumus:
Vatican: There is no date for reconciliation with Lefebvrians but the spirit is "constructive"
There is still no date for the expected reconciliation of the Lefebvrians with Rome but the climate of dialogue is very good.
According to the secretary of the Vatican commission responsible for dialogue with the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X. Guido Pozzo says that the next step must be given by them. The ball is on its roof.
GUIDO POZZO
Secretary, Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei
"The reconciliation will occur when Monsignor Fellay formally adheres to the doctrinal declaration that the Holy See presented to him.This is the necessary condition to proceed later to the institutional regularization with the creation of a personal prelature.I have noticed that there is no longer a spirit Controversial but constructive and that the different points of view or opinions we have on some issues need not necessarily lead to division but to mutual enrichment.I have realized that for them it is important to overcome the fracture with the Holy See For them, is a priority over other concerns. "
Before establishing the new personal prelature the Vatican will consult with the episcopal conferences in which the Fraternity currently works.
Guido Pozzo points out that the key to reconciliation lies in understanding the Second Vatican Council. The misunderstandings promoted by some theologians, intellectuals and the media encouraged such ruptures as the Lefebvrians.
Benedict XVI in his Christmas message to the Curia in 2005 recalled that these erroneous readings fostered the perception that this council meant a break with the above instead of a continuity.
"This contradiction, this 'overlap', has generated that climate of conflict and confusion, of uncertainty about the Council, which is at the base of the criticisms raised by the Fraternity of St. Pius X."
First John Paul II and then Benedict XVI worked intensely for reconciliation with the Lefebvrians. Francisco has taken over the witness left him and his style has not left indifferent to the Fraternity.
It seems that the attitude of the Argentine Pope has been decisive because they have ceased to feel examined or judged by the Church and have perceived a real interest in understanding them.