Vatican II

by John W. O’Malley, Joseph A. Komonchak, Stephen Schloesser, Neil J. Ormerod Edited by David G. Schultenover, S.J.

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After the Second Vatican Council, Yves Congar was concerned that we might become complacent in our theological endeavors, thinking that the texts of the council would be viewed as fixing once and for all the aims of the aggiornamento called for by Pope John XXIII. In this regard, Congar would have welcomed the four essays contained in this book.

The church historian John W. O’Malley tells us in the introduction to This article appears in March 3 2008.