{"id":3799,"date":"2006-03-24T00:25:34","date_gmt":"2006-03-24T00:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/03\/what-did-they-talk-about.html"},"modified":"2006-03-24T00:25:34","modified_gmt":"2006-03-24T00:25:34","slug":"what-did-they-talk-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/03\/what-did-they-talk-about.html","title":{"rendered":"What did they talk about?"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Catholic News Agency:<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

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According to CNA\u2019s sources in the Vatican one of today\u2019s main topics of conversation surrounded the possibility of lifting the excommunication on Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and the four bishops ordained by him before his death. Their group, the Saint Puis X Society broke away from the Church following the Second Vatican Council.<\/p>\n

In addition, the Pope and the Cardinals discussed whether or not they may declare a full amnesty for the free use of  Pope V’s Latin missal; and how to do so without betraying the spirit of the Vatican II Council.<\/p>\n

The second major topic of conversation surrounded the retirement age for bishops. <\/p>\n

Given that life expectancy and quality of life have improved since the original age of 75 was put in place, some cardinals have suggested the possibility of postponing the legal age of retirement to 80.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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