Neo-Catechumenal Liturgy

This morning Pope Benedict met members of the Neo-Cat. Way, and left them in no doubt that he expects recent directives from Divine Cult to be taken seriously. This is about as stern as the gentle Benedict can get:

"...recently the Congregation for the Divine Cult and the Discipline of the Sacraments has given you, in my name, some norms concerning the Eucharistic celebration, after the period of experimentation which the Servant of God John Paul II had granted. I am certain that these norms, which repeat what is stated in the liturgical books approved by the Church, will be attentively observed by you. Thanks to the faithful adherence to every directive of the Church, you will render even more effective your apostolate, in harmony and full communion with the Pope and the Shepherds of each Diocese."