Vatican II ABOUT FACE! - Chiesa viva
Vatican II ABOUT FACE! - Chiesa viva
Vatican II ABOUT FACE! - Chiesa viva
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natural and necessary consequence of the Council, the assortment<br />
of bad fruit from the poisoned tree that has ensured the<br />
continuity and legality of the actions of Paul VI and John<br />
Paul <strong>II</strong> as Popes. This leads to a clear conclusion: a Third<br />
<strong>Vatican</strong> Council led by a Repairer Pope [Pope with the intention<br />
of repairing the damage].<br />
However, the current Pope, Benedict XVI, repeated to<br />
the participants of the Clerical Congregation of March 16,<br />
2009, the need to return to the uninterrupted church tradition,<br />
and to “promote among the priests and in particular in<br />
younger generations an appropriate acceptance of the texts<br />
from the Second <strong>Vatican</strong> Council, interpreted in light of all<br />
the doctrinal baggage of the Church.”<br />
In his “Letter” dated March 10, 2009, he said:<br />
«... we must remember that the Second <strong>Vatican</strong><br />
Council contains the entire doctrinal history of<br />
the Church. Whoever wants to obey the Council,<br />
must also accept the faith professed<br />
throughout the centuries and cannot cut off the<br />
roots of this living tree.»<br />
Thus, according to Benedict XVI, <strong>Vatican</strong> <strong>II</strong> is only credible<br />
if it can be seen as a part of the whole and unique tradition<br />
of the Church and Her Faith.<br />
The speaker of the Holy See, Father Lombardi, commented<br />
on January 15, 2010: “The conclusions of the Second<br />
<strong>Vatican</strong> Council and in particular of the “Nostra Aetate”<br />
document are not in question”. Then, he clarified<br />
that as the Pope has repeatedly explained, adopting the<br />
teachings of the Council (and of “Nostra Aetate” as an essential<br />
document from the Council) is a condition to<br />
achieve true ecclesiastical communion.<br />
For us, instead, <strong>Vatican</strong> <strong>II</strong> is in contradiction with the<br />
Church’s tradition. In fact, the Council represented a “new<br />
Pentecost”, a “charismatic event” that has remade the<br />
Church, freeing it from Tradition.<br />
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