The Vatican: A Reconciliation Bid (Published 2012)

The Vatican said Thursday that it had proposed granting the Society of St. Pius X a special legal status as part of a continued effort on the part of Pope Benedict XVI toward reconciliation with the breakaway traditionalist group. The status of “personal prelature,” similar to a diocese without specific boundaries, was introduced during the Second Vatican Council and until now has been given only

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「The status of “personal prelature,” similar to a diocese without specific boundaries, was introduced during the Second Vatican Council and until now has been given only to the conservative Opus Dei movement.」