According to Amy Welborn:
One synod participant told NCR that he suspects the pope intervened because the difference between the sacrificial and communal dimensions of the Eucharist was shaping up as a potential point of debate, and the pope wanted to steer the conversation away from what he sees as a false opposition.But Amy was quoting John Allen quoting an unnamed synod participant...so who knows?
Did you see this yet?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1498750/posts