[bradthebuilder]

This is huge. Is B XVI the Pope to end 1000 years of schism with the East? Is he laying the groundwork for us to take our church back from the spirit of Vatican II crowd?

[NYer]

Lifting the schism does is step one. They are still not in communion with the Church.

Is B XVI the Pope to end 1000 years of schism with the East?

Perhaps you are confusing the sspx with the Orthodox Churches. The Orthodox are not in schism - just separated.