VATICAN III?

Print resources:What Happened at Vatican II by John O’Malley

Vatican II: Renewal within Tradition by Lamb and LeveringThe Church in the Making by Richard Gaillardetz

The Future Church: How Ten Trends are Revolutionizing the Catholic Church by Allen

Web Resources:All Things Catholic (Blog by John Allen for NCR)

Richard Gaillardetz’s website http://www.gaillardetz.com Conciliiaria: website http://conciliaria.com/ Day by Day

coverage…50 years ago today at the Vatican CouncilVatican documents http://www.vatican.va

RESOURCES

ST. PAUL OUTSIDE THE WALLS –JOHN XXIII JAN. 25, 1959

to increase Christians’

commitment to their faith, “to make more room for charity . . .

with clarity of thought and

greatness of heart.” 

APRIL 1959 THAT POPE JOHN FORMULATED THE FUNDAMENTAL AIM

OF THE COUNCIL

A complete turning away from the

Church of the past – a discontinuity or

rupture?

Reform within the Church that aims to

bring the Church into the 21st

century?

What was Vatican II?

DISCUSSION 1

Joseph Ratzinger/Yves Congar at Vatican II Karol Wojtyla

POPES AT THE COUNCIL

Church as Sacrament Dialogical Engagement –

Ecumenism A grace filled liturgical

theology and sacramental life Servant or pastoral leadership

FOUR EXAMPLES OF MICRO-RUPTURES

Expanded role of the laity

Liturgical reform

Dialogical approach to Ecumenism

The bible in the life of the faithful

SUCCESSES

Collegiality Liturgical

renewal 1983 Code of

Canon law

FAILURE (OR DISAPPOINTMENTS)

Renewed determination to

complete the vision of the council

Vatican II is a spent project – complete – now time to set our

sights on evangelizing the world.

Vatican III?

WHERE TO GO FROM HERE?

In twos or threes, define the three most important topics that would have to be addressed at the next

Church Council (not your opinion of what the Church should do!)

IF THERE WAS A VATICAN III – WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE?

DISCUSSION 2

VATICAN III OR….MANILA, NAIROBI, OR RIO DE

JANEIRO I

BIOETHICS/MORAL ISSUES

SACRAMENTAL SCARCITY

ROLE OF THE LAITY

ECUMENISM/PENTECOSTALISM

LITURGICAL RENEWAL

JUSTICE