Thanks for pinging people. Somehow I missed this one.
http://catholiccitizens.org/press/contentview.asp?c=38004
Catholic Citizens is uniformly excellent this week. This story is among the most disturbing but there is also a story by the Head Latinist in Rome who posits that the Indult is not coming because the Pope does not want any more controversy. To find that article, just go to Fr. Z' blog where there is a huge amount of coverage on this or default to catholiccitizens.org and check out the stories. Fr. Z. disputes this but who knows for sure?
The Holy Father (and Cardinal George by default as a holy and faithful Bishop) is seeing how the Church is in the grips of powers that wish to tear her to pieces. I am not being dramatic when I say that we need to pray for our Pope and all Cardinals, Bishops and priests EVERY DAY. They are being sifted like wheat by the Modernist heresy.
Pope Benedict has guts--of that I have no doubt. What concerns me is does he have time and health? God can provide both at our intercession. His trip to Brazil where millions are converting to Evangelical status each year is a huge trip and of the greatest importance. Please pray!