The Cardinal took this as an occasion to tell the reason why there are such enormous restrictions for the celebration of the Ancient Rite at St Peter's Basilica: St Peter's basilica is the very heart of the Church, he explained to us, and for that, there shall only one rite be celebrated in this basilica, and this is the rite that is celebrated everywhere in the Universal Church. And that is the Novus Ordo. (These words seem to be somehow a self-contradiction to the Cardinal's own words according to which both, the Nous Ordo and the Ancient Rite, were not two different rites, but one and the same rite.
Am I confused or is the person who said these things confused?
I thought this was amusing as well. When it comes to denying adherents to the Tridentine Rite certain inherent structures and assurances, it is claimed not to be a separate Rite worthy of such measures, but when it comes to restricting its use, the claim is made that it is not the Roman Rite and cannot be seen as such.
Obviously the words spoken by "these Officials" are political doublespeak, showing little internal consistency.