The original schema that Father Trauner discusses on this episode was on the “Sources of Revelation” which was considered “too negative, too intolerant,” and lacking a “pastoral tone.” Sound familiar? The Rhine group successfully...
Continuing the discussion from last episode, Father Trauner chronicles a slight fightback from traditional Council Fathers like Archbishop Sigaud and Bishop de Castro Meyer. John XXIII would respond in what can be identified these...
The Liturgy, great teacher of Catholic minds, was the first target in the minds of the Modernists. In this episode, Father Trauner explores the different interventions during the schema discussion, including the humiliation of...
In this first episode of this series, Father Trauner discusses the work of the Ante-Preparatory Commission and the odd spirit of “pastorality” that was being used to justify the purpose of the council, a...
Just as the Council ditched all the preparatory work, so too the “Spirit of the Council” dumped the Council documents themselves as not nearly progressive enough. Father Arnold Trauner explains this so-called “spirit” and...
St. Joseph is added to the Canon, the Nota Praevia which is supposed to be added at the beginning of Lumen Gentium is printed at the end, and Paul VI “leads” the Church into...
We begin this episode by discussing the Metz Agreement, brokered by Cardinal Tisserant, which insured that there would be no condemnation of Modernism at the Council. We explore the false dichotomy between mercy and...
The three ordinary purposes of an ecumenical council are the causa fidei, causa unionis, and causa reformationis. Father Arnold Trauner explains these different purposes and relates them to the success of Vatican I. We...
While this series is by no means a full exploration of the Second Vatican Council in itself, to understand what came after it is important to understand how it came about. We discuss the...
Modernity dawns fully with the French Revolution, the ground having been prepared for it over the centuries by the Lutherian revolt and the Peace of Westphalia. Father Arnold Trauner and Stephen discuss why the...
