Trad Godfathers at Vatican II: Lefebvre on the Eve of the Council
These vota give Lefebvre a prophetic cast.
These vota give Lefebvre a prophetic cast.
There are at least three indications from within the documents of Vatican II where this topic is treated that argue in favor of the latter interpretation.
Francis makes much of Vatican II as a revolutionary event, yet he hardly ever actually quotes the Council.
“So let us not talk about 'the new Mass,' the Pope concluded. “Let us rather speak of the 'new epoch' in the Church’s life.”
“So let us not talk about 'the new Mass,' the Pope concluded. “Let us rather speak of the 'new epoch' in the Church’s life.”
"From the Catholic point of view the Document does not move one millimetre away from the Second Vatican Council" -Pope Francis
Constance embodied the hopes of reformers going back half a century. But its attempt to enshrine Conciliarism in its documents nearly tore the Church apart.
Religion Department Academics of a certain sort love to scandalize undergraduates by telling them that Jesus is a marginal figure in Church history; the real founder of the religion, they whisper, was Paul. In fact, they persist, the religion should really be called Paulianity. From the standpoint of Roman Catholicism, there is some truth to…
Above: the first evening Mass in the diocese of Milwaukee consecrates the diocese to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1954. Photo credit. A very interesting and provocative reprint, the first volume of Integrity will be welcomed by all those desiring to delve deeply into such topics as: the history of the consciousness of the…
There was such a dramatic change in the social and theological dispositions towards Freemasonry amongst many European, Argentinian, and North American Catholics immediately following the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council in 1965, that, at minimum, should have provoked a reasonable and rational concern amongst the faithful. Some have argued that this divergence from the…