After a second look at the video and some pondering, I think B16 is being or trying to be prophetic here. He says that in 2017 there will be "an important moment of common celebration." Is he prophesying the reversion of the Lutherans (or maybe a fraction of the Lutherans like the Anglo-Catholics) back into the Catholic Church? Hmmmmmmm.

As a devout Catholic I am supposed to "celebrate" the deeds of the schismatic and excommunicated heretic Martin Luther which has done centuries of damage to the one Church and led countless souls away from Her? Is it necessary for salvation for Lutherans to return to the Catholic Church or are they fine where they are? If they are not fine where they are, isn't celebrating their schism an act of pastoral cruelty? If they are fine where they are, doesn't all of Christianity become a joke? Why … [More]

I don't really understand the dense theological reasoning behind B16's comment about the common celebration of the publication of Luther's theses, which split the church further. Perhaps someone can enlighten me.