Nine months after his promotion to the mostly ceremonial role of
Apostolic Almoner, Pope Francis has called back Archbishop Guido Pozzo
to his former job as secretary of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia
Dei, where he will oversee the Vatican's relations with traditionalist
communities.In this role, which he held from 2009 to 2012, Archbishop Pozzo coordinated the doctrinal talks initiated by Pope Benedict XVI with the Society of St Pius X (SSPX), with the aim of bringing the traditionalist group back into full communion with Rome.
But despite the efforts of Archbishop Pozzo and other senior theologians the talks failed to achieve reconciliation.
According to analysts, Archbishop Pozzo's knowledge of the complex SSPX issue could hint at Francis' desire to revive the dialogue with traditionalists.