A council primer. (Vatican II: 40 years later).(Vatican Council, 1962-1965)(Statistical Data Included)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: October 4, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

When Pope John XXIII announced on Jan. 25, 1959, that he has going to convene a council of the entire church, he sent the majority of "the people in the pews" (and not a few priests and bishops as well) scurrying for their dictionaries and tomes of church history. What was an ecumenical council? Why were they held? Who got to attend? What did they accomplish?

The election of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli in October 1958 to succeed Pius XII had been, action of the Holy Spirit aside, intended by the cardinal electorate to provide an "interim" papacy after Pius XII's 19-year reign. ...

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