NLM: Milestone Allocution of Pope Benedict on Truth and Unity

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newliturgicalmovement.org/2010/01/milestone-allocution-of-pope-benedict.html

This morning, Our Most Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI received in audience the participants of the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. After a greeting address by the Prefect of the Congregation, Card. William Joseph Levada, in which he mentioned his new responsibility of President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, the Pontiff delivered a very strong allocution, of which I have translated here some paragraphs concerning two points we have been following here on the NLM in a special way, i.e. the efforts for unity with the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X and with groups of Anglicans:

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The Bishop of Rome, in whose potestas docendi your congregation participates, is beholden to constantly proclaim: “Dominus Iesus” - “Jesus is the Lord.” The potestas docendi, in fact, entails obedience to the faith in order that the Truth which is Christ continues to shine in its greatness and to resonate for all men in its integrity and purity, so that there be only one flock, gathered around the one Shepherd.

The achievement of a common witness of faith of all Christians is therefore the priority of the Church in every age, in order to lead all men to the encounter with God. In this spirit, I trust in particular in the commitment of the Congregation for the doctrinal problems to be overcome which still remain for the attainment of full communion with the Church by the Fraternity of St. Pius X.

He also mentioned the Anglicans. More at the link.