1. The Second Vatican Council

2. Reasons for Calling the Council
20th Century bloodiest in history
World Wars, Depression
Cold War
Complete work of Vatican I
Recognize Church is no longer European, but Global

3. Intentions
Aggiornamento
Christ the fullness of Revelation

4. Pope John XXIII Angelo Roncalli Born in 1881 Joined the Priesthood
Made a Bishop in 1921
Sent to Greece and Turkey
1953, Archbishop of Venice
1958, elected Pope

5. Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani
Number 1 choice for Pope in 1958
Ultra conservative Faction of the Vatican
Motto “Semper Idem”
Election of Roncalli over Ottaviani reflect a desire for change

7. Structure of Vatican II
Called by Pope John XXIII
Pope Paul VI
bishops
4 sessions
Met in fall
Subcommittees worked on documents in winter and spring

8. Pope Paul VI:

9. Other notable Members

10. A True Ecumenical Council
Invited other Christian denominations
Other religious leaders present to observe

11. Results: 16 Major documents
Outlining new and updated positions of the Church
Up to the Present, largely defines the Church’s position

12. 4 Constitutions Dei Verbum Lumen Gentium Gaudium Et Spes
Sacrosanctum Concilium

13. 9 Decrees Ad Gentes Apostolicam Actuositatem Christus Dominus
Inter Mirifica
Optatem Totius
Presbyterorum Ordinis
Orientalium Ecclesiarum
Unitatis Redintegratio
Perfectae Caritatis

14. 3 Declarations
Gravissimum Educationis
Nostra Aetate
Dignitatus Humane

15. Legacy of Vatican II “End of the Constantine Era” Global Church
Matthew 24:14 and 28:19