The Vatican Information Service reports:
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".