” “Card. Jean-Pierre Ricard, president of the French Bishops Conference, in his speech this morning, marking the end of the plenary assembly in Lourdes, lingered on the news "of the creation of the Institute of the Good Shepherd" and the "forthcoming publication of a motu proprio” with the conditions for "the celebration of the so-called Mass of Saint Pius V”. Aware "of the sensation" stirred by these news, first of all card. Ricard confirmed "the deep communion of the members of the Bishops Conference” with “Pope Benedict XVI, who knows he can rely on our brotherly cooperation and the assistance of our prayer”. With reference to those who have "left such full communion in the wake of mgr. Lefebvre”, the president of the French Bishops Conference repeated that "the lesson of the Council" remains "the compass that points at our course” and that “diversity must be regulated; otherwise, it undermines the unity of the liturgy and the Church”. In addition, card. Ricard said that the focus of the works of the assembly was a reflection on the way "Catholic education in France can retain its character and identity" and the balance that must be found between the priests’ offices and the lay people’s tasks "respectful of everyone’s specificity”.” “
