Vatican Ii

What Is The Meaning Of The Expression 'pastoral' Applied To The Second Vatican Council? This Seems AMost Difficult Question To AnswerVatican Ii Was APastoral Council, Presenting Teachings In ANew, Enriched Manner, In AStyle Which Was Not Assertive Or Censorious, But Descriptive Or NarrativeIt Also Inaugurated ANew Way Of Being Council, Although One Must Be Careful To Ensure That An Overenthusiastic Welcome Of The Council As 'event' Does Not Obscure The Rich Conciliar Texts And Constant Teaching Of The ChurchThis New Conciliar Style Can Perhaps Be Seen As The Passage From What Is The Church To How It Operates In The Modern WorldAs ANew Conciliar Paradigm, It Can Open The Way To Seeing Vatican Ii In ANew Lighthence The Need To Differentiate Carefully ANumber Of Elements: The Mind Of The Council, The Different Nature Of The Documents, And The Different Magisterial Authority Even Within The Same DocumentsThis Book Aims At Clarifying And Indicating APossible Hermeneutical Principle, Leading Towards AMore Faithful Reception Of The Second Vatican Council, Which Respects The Council In Its Precise Identity And So Gives The Conciliar Teaching Its True Place In ARevealed And Defined StructureHopefully This Historical And Theological Research, Involving Numerous Archive Documents, Might Help Looking At Vatican Ii As AWay Which Will Foster Unity Within The Church.
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