Considering this orthodox group has been persona non grata since its formation in 1988, this and this could provide more evidence that Pope Benedict XVI intends to sail against the tide of post-modernism and liberalism that has been so destructive to the Roman Catholic Church since Vatican II:

The Saint Pius X Fraternity and its superior general Bishop Fellay are seeking the regularize their situation with the Holy See, in a declaration made by the same bishop on January 13th, and in comments to French newspaper La Croix. According to the superior general, the Vatican would be willing to grant them a status of autonomy and the creation of a personal apostolic administration directly under the administration of of the Pope…

…On the morning of Monday, February 13th, at 10:30 a.m. Rome time, all Cardinal members of the Roman Curia will reportedly meet to discuss the possibility of lifting the excommunication of the bishops ordained by schismatic bishop Marcel Lefebvre in 1988 and who are now the leaders of the Society of St. Pius X.

But according to Andrea Tornielli, the Vatican expert for the Italian daily “Il Giornale,” there could be more to the meeting. The Holy Father will also bring up the issue of how to make more available for pew Catholics the use of the Roman Missal of Pope Pius V, used before Vatican Council II.

Hat tip: Catholic News Agency and the Catholic Outsider, courtesy of Free Republic.