Rorate Caeli has more details about the plenary session of the Ecclesia Dei Commission here: Some more information on yesterday's meeting
Here's the meat of the story:
In the order of the day for the meeting was also a discussion on the juridical framework in which to place the Lefebvrists after their readmission into full communion with the Holy See.The debated questions were, thus, two. ...
Benedict XVI intends to extend the indult of his predecessor, in fact withdrawing from the bishops discretionary power on the matter: the Missal of Saint Pius V is no longer abolished, and even if the ordinary Roman Rite is that originated from the post-conciliar liturgical reform, the old one -- used by centuries in the Church -- can subsist as an "extraordinary rite".
The bishops, therefore, will not be able to deny the ancient mass anymore, but only regulate its eventual celebration, together with the parish priests, harmonising it with the need of the community. The corrections included would have reduced from 50 to 30 the minimal number of faithful who ask for the celebration according to the old rite. As for the readmission of the Lefebvrists, once the rite of Saint Pius V is liberalized, the deal should be easier.
Shawn Tribe at The New Liturgical Movement also covers the story: Further possible insights into the Motu Proprio?
Jimmy Akin has more details you won't want to miss here: Tridentine Mass Liberalization News/Rumors
The Cafeteria is Closed is covering the story here: Motu proprio?
This looks better than the compromises I had feared would result from the protests of a handful of liberal bishops.
I haven't been this excited since Christmas as a kid!
Any thoughts?
I will be glad to have more Traditional Latin Masses even if they are at midnight in the abandoned cemetery crypt in the dangerous part of town.
Posted by: Patrick | Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 12:13 PM