Interpreting Vatican II Admin Thursday, May 12, 2011 It’s a debate that may never end, but one scholar thinks Benedict XVI has the best understanding of the Second Vatican Council: not a hermeneutic of “continuity” but of “renewal in continuity.” The difference is anything but irrelevant. © 2024 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
Interpreting Vatican II
Admin
Thursday, May 12, 2011
It’s a debate that may never end, but one scholar thinks Benedict XVI has the best understanding of the Second Vatican Council: not a hermeneutic of “continuity” but of “renewal in continuity.” The difference is anything but irrelevant.