Vatican
City, 26 June 2012 (VIS) - Given below is the text of an
English-language note issued today by the Congregation for the
Doctrine of the Fatih concerning the appointment of Archbishop
Augustine Di Noia as vice president of the Pontifical Commission
"Ecclesia Dei":
"Pope
Benedict XVI has named Archbishop Augustine Di Noia, O.P., to the
post of vice president of the Pontifical Commission 'Ecclesia Dei'.
The appointment of a high-ranking prelate to this position is a sign
of the Holy Father’s pastoral solicitude for traditionalist
Catholics in communion with the Holy See and his strong desire for
the reconciliation of those traditionalist communities not in union
with the See of Peter. The president of the commission is the Prefect
of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal William
J. Levada.
"The
Pontifical Commission 'Ecclesia Dei' was established in 1988 by
Blessed John Paul II to facilitate 'full ecclesial communion of
priests, seminarians, religious communities or individuals until now
linked in various ways to the Fraternity founded by Archbishop
Lefebvre' and to promote the pastoral care of the faithful attached
to the ancient Latin liturgical tradition of the Catholic Church. In
2009, the Pontifical Commission was structurally linked to the
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to address the doctrinal
issues in the ongoing dialogue between the Holy See and the Priestly
Fraternity of St. Pius X.
"As
a respected Dominican theologian, Archbishop Di Noia has devoted much
attention to these doctrinal issues, as well as to the priority of
the hermeneutic of continuity and reform in the right interpretation
of Vatican Council II - a critically important area in the dialogue
between the Holy See and the Priestly Fraternity. Under the guidance
of Cardinal Levada, with the assistance of Msgr. Guido Pozzo,
secretary of the Pontifical Commission, this dialogue has been
ongoing over the past three years.
"Previously,
Archbishop Di Noia served as secretary of the Congregation for Divine
Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments where, together with the
prefect, Cardinal Antonio Canizares, he oversaw the reorganisation of
the dicastery and the preparation of a new 'Regolamento' following
the directions of Pope Benedict’s 'motu proprio' of 30 August 2011,
'Quaerit Semper'. Archbishop Di Noia’s experience and continued
association with the Congregation for Divine Worship will facilitate
the development of certain desired liturgical provisions in the
celebration of the 1962 'Missale Romanum'.
"In
addition, the broad respect that Archbishop Di Noia enjoys in the
Jewish community will help in addressing some issues that have arisen
in the area of Catholic-Jewish relations as the journey towards the
reconciliation of traditionalist communities has progressed".
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