Why Vatican II?
As I wrote before, Vatican II was not convened to ‘democratize’ the Church, nor dispose of even the smallest part of the Deposit of Faith. Rather, it had another purpose. But just as we have those who push a ‘spirit’ of Vatican II, we also have those who are decidedly opposed to Vatican II. Where the one group are collectively called ‘progressive’ or ‘liberal’ Catholics, the other group are generally called ‘conservative’ Catholics. We should look at these as well. For conservative Catholics, the view is dim. Once, the Church was alive and vibrant, as Pope John XXIII pointed out. Now, it appears awash with relativism, modernism, liberalism, heterodoxy, apostasy, and out right heresy. They point to one event as the cause…Vatican II. And the ‘person’ who convened the Council, Pope John XXIII. It’s just as understandable for them to decry Vatican II as it is for the liberal Catholic to follow some ‘spirit’ of Vatican II. Both are hampered by their understanding of the Council and John X
