Let's start with the goings. Pope Benedict XVI has done a major leadership cleaning of the Vatican office that had been responsible for working on ending the schism related to the Society of St. Pius X and other traditionalist groups. The Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei", formerly led by Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos,will now be led by Cardinal William Levada, the current prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (Pope Benedict's position prior to becoming Pope). In fact, "Ecclesia Dei" as a Pontifical Commission will now be under the structural umbrella of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith. For a Catholic News Service article on this, go to: http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0903122.htm.
Only a few short hours ago, President Obame came to the Vatican to meet with the Pope.
Early reports indicate that Pope Benedict may have sharper diplomacy skills than the vast majority of his fellow bishops in the United States. For a Catholic News Service article on this meeting, go to: http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0903167.htm.
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