This is the translation chosen for inclusion in the catechism of the catholic church and the text that both students of the council and students of the catechism will. A summary and guide to the documents of the second vatican council a collected series of articles written on the documents of vatican ii between february and october of 2010. After the council there has been a revolution a chaotic revolution with free discussion on everything. Second vatican council, also called vatican ii, 196265, 21st ecumenical council of the roman catholic church, announced by pope john xxiii on january 25, 1959, as a means of spiritual renewal for the church and as an occasion for christians separated from rome to join in a search for christian unity. Edited by austin flannery op the churchs twentyone ecumenical councils have been crucial. In nichols view there is the only way to go about interpreting what was said by the church fathers. The documents of vatican ii, edited by walter abbott, sj and with comments from protestant and orthodox authorities. A collected series of articles written on the documents of vatican ii between february and october of 2010. A summary and guide to the documents of the second vatican. Individual use small group use w discussion q w study guide.
Today everyone dicusses its ambiguity and progressivist influence. Jun 08, 2011 vatican ii was such an important council, but i really dont know much about what actually happened at the council and what the documents say. Oct 11, 2012 shortly after the release of the councils official documents, reformed theologian and author loraine boettner, who lived through vatican ii and watched it with a careful eye, provided his perspective on the councils effects and lack thereof in the preface of his book roman catholicism. Documents of vatican council ii by second vatican council. Its a good reference work for serious catholics, and even for serious atheists and agnostics and other unspecified. The council produced documents, texts, the words of vatican ii. Every faithful catholic owes it to himself to know, first hand, what the council really brought forth. It ordered an extensive revision of worship so that people would have a clearer sense of their own involvement in the mass and other rites. Vatican ii was a false council that constituted a revolution against 2000 years of catholic teaching and tradition. Since rather recent documents of the churchs teaching authority have dealt at. In 1997 when it was first published, no one dared to disagree publicly with the council. There is now no common theology or philosophy as there was before. Summaries with commentary of the sixteen documents of the second vatican council. This essay discusses the changes to official roman catholic theology that were made at the second vatican council.
To this reader, it looks and feels cheap, which considering the beautiful, important content, i found that. The work of the council spread over four years from 1962 to 1965. It was the twentyfirst ecumenical council of the catholic church and. The sixteen basic documents of vatican council ii are presented here in a new revised. Perhaps even more significantly, that homily commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the second vatican council.
Feb 18, 2020 the council produced documents, texts, the words of vatican ii. Fifty years ago today at the second vatican council reporting and original source documents from the council speech of pope paul vi at the general audience of 12 january 1966 on the correct interpretation of the second vatican council original text in italian. Vatican ii contains many heresies that were directly condemned by. Centuries after the emmaus journey, the decrees of the second vatican council generated many changes that elicited a wide variety of reactions. Its a good reference work for serious catholics, and even for serious atheists and. Hence the importance of this completely revised translation of vatican ii s sixteen documents, without commentary or additional documentation, and in an inclusive language. A new edition of the documents of the twentyfirst ecumenical council, for the twenty. N3 3 volumes a record of what was released to the press and communicated to the public at the time that the council was in session, including texts of speeches and all documents promulgated.
Vatican ii was such an important council, but i really dont know much about what actually happened at the council and what the documents say. The documents of the second vatican council book series by multiple authors includes books dogmatic constitution on divine revelation, apostolicam actuositatem decree on the apostolate of the laity, sacrosanctum concilium, and several more. Or do i actually have to go read the documents produced by the council. The documents of vatican ii a summary and guide by jeffrey a. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on books that describe what happened at the council. Reference print version used as per print or online book, e. Here are the 16 documents approved by the second vatican council and their dates of promulgation. Shortly after the release of the councils official documents, reformed theologian and author loraine boettner, who lived through vatican ii and watched it with a careful eye, provided his perspective on the councils effects and lack thereof in the preface of his book roman catholicism. I recommend every believer and unbeliever alike read the documents of vatican ii. Mattei is no meager polemicist, and though his book supports many of the ideas proposed by catholic traditionalists, his book is by no means a traddy diatribe. The third document issued by the second vatican council, on november 21, 1964, is undoubtedly the crown jewelthe impressive dogmatic constitution on the church lumen gentium. The spirit of vatican ii has been used as an excuse for liturgical abuses, offenses against canon law, etc. Tradition in action bookstore catholic books, booklets.
Before vatican ii, in theology, as in other areas, the discipline was fixed. A trove of new books on vatican ii national catholic. Vatican ii contains many heresies that were directly condemned by past popes and infallible councils, as we will see. The theological errors of the second vatican council. But to liberals, he was a refounder of the society in the light of vatican ii. Sacred music, in those aspects which concern the liturgical renewal, was carefully considered by the second vatican ecumenical council. It is one of the council s two major documents on the church, the other being the constitution on the church in the modern world. Hence this second vatican council, having probed more profoundly into the. The vatican council ii prepared and passed sixteen council documents. However, bible and church document examples may refer to the mla style manual, turabian, or the sbl handbook of style. The book is thicker than it should be, and the solution wouldve been bigger pages, and thus, a thinner book instead of the current 1062 pages. Much easier to read, it is now accessible to the average layperson as well as the. The conciliar and postconciliar documents austin flannery on.
In the face of postvaticanii polarizations and divisions, the 1985 extraordinary synod of bishops, as well as pope john paul iis 1988 apostolic letter ecclesia dei, exhorted the churchs scholars to give deeper study to the council documents, so as to understand them. World book industry wilde has written the first serious sociological study of the dynamics of the second vatican council. Documents of the second vatican council book series. It gives a brief outline of the sociopolitical context at the time of the first and second vatican councils so as to outline the factors behind the theological journey of the catholic church in this time period. A trove of new books on vatican ii national catholic reporter. It was the twentyfirst ecumenical council of the catholic church and the second to be held at saint peters basilica in the vatican. The anticatholic religion of the second vatican council. The council defined the conditions of papal infallibility. Constitutions, declarations and decrees council vatican sec. The first session of vatican council ii was held in saint peters basilica, rome on october 11, 1962. The conciliar and post conciliar documents vatican collection, volume 1. The documents of vatican ii by second vatican council. Vatican council ii, the conciliar and post conciliar documents.
Dei verbum byelorussian, chinese, czech, english, french, german. Now all in one volume, the sixteen basic documents that emerged from that council have been completely revised to include inclusive language. It was called by the false pope john xxiii angelo roncalli and promulgated and concluded by his no less. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Church documents for general citations, this guide leads you to other guides prepared by ust libraries reference department. A new edition of the documents of the twentyfirst ecumenical council, for the twenty first century. Concilium oecumenicum vaticanum secundum, informally known as vatican ii addressed relations between the roman catholic church and the modern world. Implementing the decrees of vatican ii today national. In benedicts eyes the liturgy offered an invitation to enter more deeply into the spiritual movement which characterized vatican ii, to make it ours and to develop it according to its true meaning. First vatican council 186970, 20th ecumenical council of the roman catholic church, convoked by pope pius ix to deal with contemporary problems, notably the rising influence of rationalism, liberalism, and materialism. The conciliar and postconciliar documents paperback december 31, 1975 by. A session of vatican ii vatican ii was a council that took place from 19621965. This is the translation chosen for inclusion in the catechism of the catholic church and the text that both students of the council and students of the catechism will want.
Vatican ii, session 14 by floyd anderson, editor call number. Second vatican council description, history, documents. They almost universally respond by talking about the changes in the liturgy. While these are the most visible changes, they are not the most important things to come from vatican ii. Its announced purpose was spiritual renewal of the church and reconsideration of the position of the church in the modern world. This book tells the story of the constitution on the sacred liturgy, presents and analyzes its main points, and describes how its agenda has fared on its sometimes tumultuous journey from the time of vatican ii up to the present. Know how ambiguity in the official texts of vatican ii opened the door for progressivist interpretations. The dogmatic constitution on divine revelation of vatican council, promulgated by pope paul vi, november 18, 1965. Regarding vatican ii, archbishop vigano clearly adheres to benedict xvis hermeneutic of continuity in other words, that the council documents themselves are essentially good orthodox when he tells dr. The second vatican ecumenical council 19621965 stands a pivotal event in the life of the modern church. Mar 11, 2020 perhaps even more significantly, that homily commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the second vatican council. Vatican ii was the 21st ecumenical council of the catholic church.
There is a study edition which is said to accommodate these concerns. The council was indeed putting forth a vision for the future of the church, but that vision was grounded in two millennia of tradition. The documents of vatican ii by second vatican council goodreads. In the face of postvaticanii polarizations and divisions, the 1985 extraordinary synod of bishops, as well as pope john paul iis 1988 apostolic letter ecclesia dei, exhorted the churchs scholars to give deeper study to the council documents, so as to understand them better and show more clearly their harmony with tradition. The conciliar and post conciliar documents contains the sixteen documents issued by the second vatican council itself, plus a rich collection of post conciliar documents related to its implementation. Renewal within tradition, an international team of theologians offers a different reading of the documents from vatican ii. However, the vatican ii parts from rahner in that it states that those who hear the true gospel and see the necessity of the church and deny the christian faith and the. The theological errors of the second vatican council a substantial collection of resources the false pope paul vi during vatican ii 196265 the socalled second vatican council convened from 1962 until 1965. These documents, in the wellknown translation of austin flannery, provide the context for understanding the teaching of the council and the changes it brought about in the. Second vatican council, popularly called vatican ii, 196265, the 21st ecumenical council see council, ecumenical of the roman catholic church, convened by pope john xxiii and continued under paul vi. Documents of vatican council ii with plastic cover catholic online.