The Second Vatican Council (Book Review)

Photo ~-Vatican II opened up the Church...and the people left! The Second Vatican Council: An Unwritten Story is a total vindication of the traditionalist critique of the Council and its relation to …More
Photo ~-Vatican II opened up the Church...and the people left!
The Second Vatican Council: An Unwritten Story is a total vindication of the traditionalist critique of the Council and its relation to the current state of the Church.
Using only documentary evidence - including records of Council proceedings, texts of interventions by the Council Fathers, personal correspondences of John XXIII and Paul VI, and personal diaries of the periti - Dr. Mattei reconstructs the tumultuous days leading up the Council and thoroughly documents the thoughts and aspirations of the Council Fathers as the event that was Vatican II exploded on the world stage.
This is where Mattei's book has its greatest value: in revealing the intentions, thoughts and opinions of the participants in the Council.
Reading the words of the actual Fathers on this subject demolishes a lot of canards about the Council. For example, it is often asserted that the ambiguity of the Council documents is an accusation made by …More
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A must have book for the modern { Not Modernist } Catholic.
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A must have book for the modern { Not Modernist } Catholic.

Unam Sanctam Catholicam excellent site.
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