Reactions to/Commentaries on the CDF's Clarification Document

Following quickly on the heels of the Motu Proprio, the document released today by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is receiving a great deal of attention. It is entitled "Responses to Some Questions Regarding Certain Aspects of the Doctrine on the Church" and is, in large part, a follow-up to the 2000 document Dominus Iesus, and deals with the identity of the Catholic Church, and with the relation of the Catholic Church to the oriental Churches separated from Rome and to the Protestant ecclesial Communities.

In an atmosphere of (mostly problematic) reporting and press, it is doubly important to understand what the document truly does and does not say.

First off, the official text is available here and is a very straightforward read.

Second, an accompanying "observation" text has been published by the CDF in Italian here. I am currently looking for a reliable English translation. Update: Sandro Magister has included his translation of this accompanying text here (scroll down to where it says "Commentary...").

Now, the Catholic reporting agencies on this document:

• AsiaNews: Only the Catholic Church is the true “Church of Christ”
• CNA: CDF explains Vatican II teaching on the Church in relation to other Christian churches
• CNS: Catholic Church alone is one, true, apostolate church, says Vatican doctrine congregation & Vatican doctrine congregation reaffirms truth, oneness, fullness of Catholic Church
• CWNews: New Vatican document affirms centrality of Catholic Church

As far as commentary from St. Blog's, I enjoyed Mark Shea's succinct, down-to-earth account of the situation.

Update: As far as reprehensibly-bad headlines go, "Pope: Only Catholics Have 'Means Of Salvation'" is winning the race thus far.