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vatican 2

  1. AveChristusRex

    Vatican II Was a Pastoral Council (According to Paul VI and Benedict XVI)

    On January 12, 1966, Pope Paul VI addressed questions about the authority and theological weight of the Second Vatican Council’s teachings. He explained: "There are those who ask what authority, what theological qualification the Council intended to give to its teachings, knowing that it avoided...
  2. The Liturgist

    Liturgical Reform and Alienation, and Other Interesting Things

    Your post made me reflect on the interesting fact that in the history of the Christian church, in the past four centuries, the forcible implementation of a new liturgy substantially, or in some cases, only slightly, different from the old one, has produced some fairly spectacular schisms. The...
  3. Fish and Bread

    Since 2013, Pope Francis has endeavored to shift church culture

    Link: Since 2013, Pope Francis has endeavored to shift church culture Excerpt: