http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_Cyril_and_Methodius
Cyril and Methodius were two Byzantine Greek brothers born in Thessaloniki in the 9th century, who became missionaries of Christianity in Khazaria and Great Moravia. They are credited with devising and spreading the Glagolitic alphabet, which was used for Slavonic manuscripts before the development of the Cyrillic, the alphabet derived from Glagolitic, that, with small modifications, is still used in a number of Slavic languages. After their death their pupils became missionaries among other Slavic peoples. Both brothers were glorified in Eastern Orthodoxy as “equal-to-apostles” and were canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. They became the patron saints of Europe in 1980.[1]
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The French paper Le Croix confirms with a longer article what Kath.net and Die Welt reported.
Highlights of new items:
1) It says that the bishops were representatives of bishops conferences.
2) After the plenary meeting ofthe Pont. Comm. Eccesia Dei security on the MP was tightened.
3) Not only some French bishops but also some American bishops had complained to the Holy See about this.
4) Bishops were concerned about losing some of their authority to oversee the liturgy.
5) The MP should have some way to protect the bishop’s rights in disputes.
The rest rehashes some old issues, such as whether some Jews may be upset by "anti-semitic" prayers, etc. Old stories.