What is pre Vatican II Catholicism?
Before Vatican II, Catholics weren’t supposed to visit other denominations’ houses of worship. Before Vatican II, Jews were stigmatized as the people who killed Jesus Christ. That changed with the council, when the Catholic Church acknowledged its Jewish roots and Jews’ covenant with God, Ryan said.
What is pre Vatican II Mass?
The mass prior to Vatican II was divided into two parts; the Mass of the Catechumens and the Mass of the Faithful. The council changed the structure so that it would have four parts; the Initial Rites, the Liturgy of the Word, the Liturgy of the Eucharist, and the Concluding Rites.
How did Vatican II help modernize the Catholic Church?
As a result of Vatican II, the Catholic Church opened its windows onto the modern world, updated the liturgy, gave a larger role to laypeople, introduced the concept of religious freedom and started a dialogue with other religions.
What is the difference between Vatican 1 and 2?
Both Vatican 1 and 2 produced many documents that were in fact re stated documents drawn from ancient doctrines of the church, which is the depository of the faith. Vatican 2 was longer and produced more documents ostensibly because Christian population had increased manifold by the time it took place (1963-65).
What is a Tridentine Catholic?
The Tridentine Mass is the old form of Mass that was authorised for use throughout the Roman Catholic Church from 1570 until it was replaced following the second Vatican Council in the 1960s. the congregation follows the Mass in private prayer and doesn’t play an active part.
Can the Pope abrogate the Latin Mass?
Pope Benedict also taught in Summorum Pontificum that the pre-Conciliar Mass could not be suppressed. Arguably, the older form of the Mass in use before 1962 cannot be abrogated — that is, it cannot be declared to be invalid or illicit to celebrate.