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Did you know that Catholics actually can't reject the Second Vatican Council and it's teachings? "Traditionalist" Catholic Timothy Gordon tells us why from his research into and about the council documents. Watch this full episode of Pints with Aquinas here >>> https://bit.ly/3oVtjnE | Matt Fradd

Friends, there is a suspicion of Vatican II from both the “left” and the “right” in the Church. Some think that the Church should be constantly open to revolution and change. Others believe that the Church should turn backward and inward on itself. But Vatican II avoids both extremes by emphasizing both doctrinal stability and a robust missionary zeal. The Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), a gathering of Catholic bishops from around the world, was one of the most significant cultural and eccle

Friends, some Catholics in America today are increasingly vocal in their attacks on the Second Vatican Council—an ecumenical council of the Church summoned and presided over by the successor of Peter. How should we understand this disturbing trend? In this video, I trace the missionary purpose of Vatican II from the conciliar texts themselves, through the New Evangelization, and finally to the Magisterium of Pope Francis, whose influences situate him in a particular camp in this history. The Sec