“And on the other hand, to support and consolidate Summorum Pontificum. I did more or less the outline, I had it studied and I worked, and I worked a lot, with traditionalist people of good sense.”
He’s clearly lying. No one could (or did) reasonably interpret Traditionis Custodes or its accompanying letter as “supporting and consolidating” Summorum Pontificum. And the idea that “traditionalist people of good sense” were consulted and green-lit this thing is not credible.
Nonetheless, it’s not necessarily a bad thing that Bergoglio is downplaying the thing. Perhaps he realizes that the overwhelming share of bishops aren’t rushing to implement the damned thing and thus he finds it necessary to save face by pretending that it wasn’t intended as it was intended and doesn’t say what it says.
Bergoglio is the consumate liar.
I strongly suspect that what is being interpreted as “downplaying” the TC, is actually a head-fake on the part of Pope Francis for the purpose of allaying concerns that lay followers of the TLM are obviously having.
I don’t believe for a moment that he’ll be changing direction, but perhaps he believes it will be easier to lead the TLM-laity over the cliff if they believe that he is not trying to destroy the TLM—which he is.