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Vatican City, Oct 5, 2012 \/ 04:50 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- The Vatican's doctrine head says hope must be maintained for full communion between the Society of St. Pius X and the Catholic Church, despite his telling a German radio network that talks with the society are off for now.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI\u2019m always confident in our faith and optimistic. We have to pray for goodwill and for unity in the Church,\u201d Archbishop Gerhard Muller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, told Edward Pentin of the National Catholic Register in September.<\/p>\n

\tThis news comes amidst reports he said there would be no further talks with the traditionalist society, after an interview with North German Radio which was reported Oct. 4 and will air Oct. 6.<\/p>\n

\tThe Register's two-part interview was posted online Oct. 2 and 4.<\/p>\n

\tArchbishop Muller affirmed that the talks are not \u201ca dialogue between two Church partners\u201d and described them as a \u201cbrotherly colloquium to overcome difficulties with an authentic interpretation of Catholic doctrine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI believe that these problems will be resolved in the long term,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

\tThe society, the archbishop said, must accept the Pope as head of the Church, \u201cdoctrinal pronouncements made since the Second Vatican Council,\u201d and the new Mass as \u201cvalid and legitimate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe biggest obstacle for the society's reconciliation has been the teaching on religious liberty in Vatican II, which it claims contradicts previous Catholic teaching.<\/p>\n

\tThe Vatican's head of doctrine said the society has picked up on \u201ca tension arising from the use of terminology,\u201d and that the texts of Vatican II did not contradict previous teachings.<\/p>\n

\tHe noted the importance of a \u201chermeneutic of continuity\u201d in interpreting the council: \u201cwe need an authentic interpretation of the magisterium of the Council,\u201d an interpretation \u201caccording to the Tradition.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tIn his interview with North German Radio, Archbishop Muller said that \u201cin a pastoral sense, the door is always open\u201d for the members of the society to come into full communion with Rome.<\/p>\n

\tHe again affirmed that Vatican II \u201cvalidly formulated\u201d existing Catholic teaching, and that \u201cthere will not be any more new talks\u201d on the faith itself.<\/p>\n

\tHe made a similar comment to CNA in a July 20 interview. In that interview he stated that there can be no negotiation of dogmas: \u201cwe cannot negotiate on revealed faith; that is impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe Soceity of St. Pius X was founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in response to errors he believed crept into the Church following the Second Vatican Council.<\/p>\n

\tArchbishop Lefebvre consecrated four bishops without papal permission in 1988, and the five were excommunicated. The archbishop died in 1991, still in a state of excommunication.<\/p>\n

\tIn 2009 Pope Benedict lifted the excommunications on the four living bishops. Since that time, there have been continuing negotiations between the society and Rome to ensure their full communion. The society currently has some 570 priests.<\/p>\n

\tArchbishop Muller told the Register that if the society returns to full communion, \u201cthey could underline what Tradition is\u201d and assist in a \u201crenewal in the celebration of the liturgy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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