Watched the interview between Raymond Arroyo and Cardinal Arinze again today. Here are some of the more salient aspects:
1. The Novus Ordo mass is here to stay. Ecclesiae Dei Commision, headed up by Cardinal Hoyos, approved the Tridentine Rite "for always". It is up to the bishop to allow its use at a local level.
2. Those who declare the Novus Ordo Rite as "wrong" are fundamentalists and don't even deserve to attend the Tridentine Rite. These individuals no longer trust the church. The same Holy Spirit that inspired the Tridentine Rite, inspired the Novus Ordo Rite.. The have lost sight of the fact that Christ promised to remain with His church "for all days". Those who seek a restoration of the Tridentine Rite, often work under a hidden agenda to push through their request.
3. With regard to a 'universal indult', there was a misunderstanding. Cardinal Arinze has actively promoted more use of Latin within the Novus Ordo mass.
Cardinal Arinze spoke at length about how the Second Vatican Council came to make the changes that it did. He spoke of te church 200 years ago. The church knew little about the cultures in other countries. He cited many of the African nations, along with others. It was time to address the needs of all these cultrues. As Arinze put it, the church "does not live in the Vatican museum'.
He smiled throughout the interview, speaking globally and not, in the least offended, by his reception at Georgetown University. "The world is a big place", he said.