Vatican City, Oct 5, 2012 / 15:50 pm
The Vatican's doctrine head says hope must be maintained for full communion between the Society of St. Pius X and the Catholic Church, despite his telling a German radio network that talks with the society are off for now.
"I'm always confident in our faith and optimistic. We have to pray for goodwill and for unity in the Church," Archbishop Gerhard Muller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, told Edward Pentin of the National Catholic Register in September.
This news comes amidst reports he said there would be no further talks with the traditionalist society, after an interview with North German Radio which was reported Oct. 4 and will air Oct. 6.
The Register's two-part interview was posted online Oct. 2 and 4.