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This review is from: Vatican Council II (Paperback)
This book was first published about thirty years ago. Every seminarian had to have a copy of this book when it was first published. It was and still is, in my opinion, the best presentation of interior workings of a Church Council. It is a light enjoyable read giving insights into the politics of the Council and introducing all the major characters, including Pope John XXIII. For the person who wants a brief introduction to the development of the various documents of the Council this book is an excellent start... A must read for those who want to see what happens behind the closed doors of an Ecumenical Council.
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This book is simply a classic, written by a man who was present in Rome throughout the council and had unparalleled connections. The liberal/conservative story of the Council, like it or not, is the true story of the Council, and Rynne was right that at the time the liberals won the day. Of course they did. Otherwise, how explain the strength of the later Curia-driven backlash and the restorationism that has afflicted the Church for the last 25 years? Subsequent attempts to present it differently skew the truth. This is the truth about the Council, even if it doesn't say the last word about its subsequent fortunes. And it is damn well written!
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The Amazing True Story about the Legacy of Pope John XXIII,
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A shrewd, candid, wonderfully written insider's account of what actually happened at the Second Vatican Council, the decisive turning point in the history of modern Catholicism. The original version of these stories appeared as a series in "The New Yorker," and brought smiles to the faces and hope to the hearts of thoughtful Catholics all over the country and beyond. The desperate, dishonest, and sneering comments by industrious Catholic rightists, still huffing and puffing about the 1960s, the decade of Vatican II, the Civil Rights movement, the Catholic Peace movement, the efforts to re-energize movements to care about poor people, to secure the rights of women, and to take responsibility for the endangered natural environment, tell you all you will ever need to know about their version of Jesus' "Love one another...." This particular sect of reactionary Catholics has been spewing contempt on democratic values since the late 18th century, while cozzying up to a long line of corrupt aristocrats, fascists, megalomaniacs, and cynical thugs. Being honest about history is the path with heart for Catholics today. Just telling the truth will re-activate the long-stalled renewal of our church. Trust Paul Lakeland, a distinguished Catholic theologian, and trust what the Holy Spirit is accomplishing even in these sad and painful times. And meanwhile--enjoy this terrific, heartening book.
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According to Pope John, it was towards the end of 1958, shortly after assuming the papacy, that he engaged the late Cardinal Tardini in a troubled conversation regarding the state of the world and the Church's role in it. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
episcopal senate, modum votes, liturgy schema, placet votes, placet iuxta modum, married diaconate, lay auditors, special subcommission, conciliar commissions, patriarchal vicar, observer delegates, coordinating commission, non placet, separated brethren, council floor, schema declare, episcopal collegiality, episcopal body, present schema, pastoral spirit, revised schema, standing vote, separate schema, mixed commission, general congregation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pope John, Theological Commission, Holy Office, Cardinal Ottaviani, Third Session, Holy Father, Cardinal Bea, Archbishop Felici, Vatican Council, Holy See, Roman Curia, Cardinal Ruffini, Cardinal Suenens, Cardinal Tisserant, L'Osservatore Romano, Holy Spirit, United States, Cardinal Spellman, Fourth Session, Cardinal Alfrink, Cardinal Lercaro, Cardinal Frings, Cardinal Browne, New York, Catholic Action New!
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According to Pope John, it was towards the end of 1958, shortly after assuming the papacy, that he engaged the late Cardinal Tardini in a troubled conversation regarding the state of the world and the Church's role in it. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
episcopal senate, modum votes, liturgy schema, placet votes, placet iuxta modum, married diaconate, lay auditors, special subcommission, conciliar commissions, patriarchal vicar, observer delegates, coordinating commission, non placet, separated brethren, council floor, schema declare, episcopal collegiality, episcopal body, present schema, pastoral spirit, revised schema, standing vote, separate schema, mixed commission, general congregation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pope John, Theological Commission, Holy Office, Cardinal Ottaviani, Third Session, Holy Father, Cardinal Bea, Archbishop Felici, Vatican Council, Holy See, Roman Curia, Cardinal Ruffini, Cardinal Suenens, Cardinal Tisserant, L'Osservatore Romano, Holy Spirit, United States, Cardinal Spellman, Fourth Session, Cardinal Alfrink, Cardinal Lercaro, Cardinal Frings, Cardinal Browne, New York, Catholic Action New!
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- Our Father by Marilyn French on page 269, and page 272
- Friedrich Schleiermacher by C. W. Christian on page 12
- Mystical Body of Christ on page 172
- Queen Victoria (Great Lives) by Dorothy Turner on page 207
- The Communist Manifesto (Signet Classics) by Karl Marx on page 378
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- American Catholic: The Saints and Sinners Who Built America's Most Powerful Church by Charles Morris in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Council by Greg Tobin in Back Matter
- The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage by Paul Elie in Back Matter
- The Unhealed Wound: The Church and Human Sexuality by Eugene Kennedy in Back Matter
- Papal Sin: Structures of Deceit by Garry Wills on page 102
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