LATEST: The Vatican official responsible for the methodology of next week’s meeting marking ten years of Amoris Laetitia has dismissed questions over whether the gathering has effectively been taken over by the Secretariat of the Synod, saying it is “pointless to split hairs”. The 7–14 October gathering is still presented as an initiative of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life even though structure of the meeting is heavily based on Synodality. However Father Costa insists this is not a continuation of the Synod. The method says otherwise. Prayer, small groups, daily reports, plenary dialogue and a commission text are the synodal process under another name. It may not be called a synod. It is still the Synod office’s way of running the discussion. Full report at @RealAdVaticanum advaticanum.com/article/vati…

LATEST: A request to expand the Traditional Latin Mass in the Diocese of Saluzzo has become a ping-pong match, with neither Bishop Cristiano Bodo nor the Dicastery for Divine Worship willing to take responsibility. Bishop Bodo’s position is that Traditionis Custodes prevents him from authorising a new provision. However Archbishop Aurelio García Macías, Under-Secretary of the Dicastery, wrote that implementing Traditionis custodes rests with the diocesan bishop, and invited them to “maintain appropriate contact with your diocesan Ordinary.” Read my article for the full correspondence on @RealAdVaticanum advaticanum.com/article/trad…