What is Vatican II

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What is the Vatican II

Vatican II is the last ecumenical council that the Roman Catholic Church had . It is the only council that the Church organized for the past century up to now . Ecumenical councils are held every time the Church feels there are things to be settled within its institution . It is attended by Bishops around the world . Not to be mislead by its name Vatican II is not a continuation of Vatican I rather , it is a new council

dedicated to resolving new issues . Since this council is held almost half a century ago , maybe it is about time for the Church to finally hold another one , not necessarily to settle new issues , but just to check the overall status of the Christian world , especially with the advent of stem cell research and the continuing issues of birth control Besides , things today are definitely different from what they were forty or fifty years ago

The council of Vatican II focused on issues on liturgy , the Church scripture and divine revelation , and the role of the Bishops . The council produced documents regarding these s , plus twelve more s that they discussed in the council . Contrary to the previous councils which were held primarily because of the rise of false teachings , the Vatican II did not focus on persecuting heretic teachings . Thus , this council is probably the first of its kind

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