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What was Vatican II, anyway?

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Monday marked the 59th anniversary of the start of Vatican II. What was is all about? The Second Vatican Council was an ecumenical council: a meeting of the world’s bishops which “exercises power over the universal Church in a solemn manner.” It was that and more.

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