Transition from Vatican I to Vatican II Table of Contents Introduction 3 Vatican I 3 Transition to Vatican II 5 Vatican II 6 Preparation 6 First Period: 1962 7 Second Period: 1963 8 Third Period: 1964 9 Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum) 10 The Church (Lumen Gentium) 11 Fourth Period: 1965 13 Conclusion 14 Works Cited 15 Introduction The First Vatican Council was the first Catholic council in over 300 years since the Council of Trent in the 1500’s. This was the
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The Second Vatican Council The Second Vatican Council‚ otherwise known as Vatican II‚ radically changed the dynamics of the Catholic Church as it was known. Vatican II was a meeting of the world’s bishops for four sessions between October 11‚ 1962 and December 8‚ 1965. When Pope John XXIII called the Second Vatican Council in 1962 (What are Catholics to think of Vatican II)‚ some people in the Church were fearful of possible changes‚ but the majority of Catholics welcomed the opportunity to change
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Before the Second Vatican Council‚ the Catholic Church was regarded as having a relatively negative view towards other religions in the world. This idea came from a teaching by Saint Cyprian of Carthage in the third century and was widely followed since then until the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s. He used the Latin phrase‚ “Extra ecclesiam nulla salus‚” which translates to‚ “Outside the Church there is no salvation.” He wrote this in a letter that was sent during a time of question about
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between the first and second Vatican Council was a time for both social and religious revolution. After World War Two‚ the new medium of television bought the Civil Rights Movement‚ the Women’s Liberation debate and many other social and political issues into the lounge rooms of millions of people every night‚ sparking debate and fanning the flames of change. The Christian world did not escape this mood of change and in an unprecedented response‚ the Second Vatican Council was held. Between the
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rThe second Vatican council was initiated by Pope John XXIII to renew the church as being an instrument for God’s peace to all people of good will. John XXIII’s fruitfulness led him to bring the church to become less insular to the whole world. During the time period before Vatican II‚ the world was experiencing changes that affected how the church was seen to the rest of the world. In hopefulness to maintain aggiornamento‚ the main reasons for the councils initiation was due to the influences occurring
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Concilium Oecumenicum Vaticanum Secundum (The Vatican Council II) The Second Vatican Council was formally opened by Pope John XXIII on 11 October 1962 and closed under Pope Paul VI on 8 December 1965. Its aim was “...to throw open the windows of the Catholic Church so that we can see out and the people can see in.” – Pope John XXIII. T The main topics discussed were the Church itself‚ ecumenism and other religions‚ relation to the modern world and the liturgy of mass. The Catholic Church recognised
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Introduction: The Second Vatican Council was the twenty-first ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. The council was held in St Peter’s Basilica and created by Pope John XXIII on the 11th October 1962. Pope John created the council in the hopes of revitalising the Catholic Church and its role in the modern world. The creation of the council is regarded as one of the most if not the most influential events in the Catholic Church of the 20th century due to the historical context of the time‚ the
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Massachusettes to Rome‚ Italy where Vatican City is located. The story takes place from underground tunnel systems and secret society dungeons and lairs‚ to the inside of famous architectural feats such as the Vatican Archives. Was the setting very important or not so important to the events of the story? Yes‚ the setting was absolutely crucial for this novels plot and storyline. With the entire story devoted to the Catholicism and its root of power‚ Vatican City had to be the setting for this exciting
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Throughout history a people’s hopes have enabled them to triumph against all odds. The militiamen of colonial America were able to protect their independence from the British‚ who at the time had the largest‚ most powerful military in the world. In more recent years‚ the passengers of a commercial airliner included in the 9/11 tragedy were able to crash their plane before it reached its unknown‚ but surely‚ life-devastating destination. These were ordinary people were able to overtake armed‚ savagely
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main setting takes place in the beautiful‚ elegant‚ religious‚ Vatican City. The story pretty spread out throughout the Vatican in churches‚ especially St. Peter’s Basilica‚ museums‚ the pope’s hidden passageways‚ offices‚ and a lot of other interesting places. Vatican City is a beautiful city where an abundant amount of faithful living Catholics are located. This city is also where Christianity originated. In the middle of the entire city lies the most famous church in the entire world‚ St. Peter’s
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