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Why is Vatican II so Significant in the Modern Church?


INTRODUCTION: VATICAN II

Vatican II was the 21st ecumenical council recognized by the Roman Catholic
church, which became the symbol of the church's openness to the modern world.
The council was announced by Pope John XXIII on January 25, 1959, and held 178
meetings in the autumn of each of four successive years. The first gathering was
on October 11, 1962, and the last on December 8, 1965. Of 2908 bishops and
others eligible to attend, 2540 from all parts of the world participated in the
opening meeting. The U.S. delegation of 241 members was second in size only to
that of Italy. Asian and African bishops played a prominent role in the
council's deliberations. Only Communist nations were sparsely represented, the
result of government pressures. The average attendance at the meetings was 2200.

ESSAY

Vatican II, as we can clearly see from the above information, was a very
large and important meeting in the Roman Catholic......

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