When Bishops Meet: An Essay Comparing Trent, Vatican I, and Vatican II

241 Pages·2019·5.861 MB·English

by  John W. O'Malley

when bishops meet

WHEN
BISHOPS
MEET
An Essay Comparing Trent,
Vatican I, and Vatican II
JOHN W. O’MALLEY
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London, England
2019
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:
Names: O’Malley, John W., author.
Title: When bishops meet : an essay comparing Trent, Vatican I, and
Vatican II / John W. O’Malley.
Description: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of
Harvard University Press, 2019. | Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018059571 | ISBN 9780674988415 (alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Councils and synods. | Council of Trent (1545–1563 :
Trento, Italy) | Vatican Council (1st : 1869–1870 : Basilica di San
Pietro in Vaticano) | Vatican Council (2nd : 1962–1965 : Basilica di
San Pietro in Vaticano) | Catholic Church—Government.
Classification: LCC BX825 .O43 2019 | DDC 262 / .52—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018059571
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Contents
Introduction 1
part one Three Great Issues
1 What Do Councils Do? 13
2 Does Church Teaching Change? 35
3 Who Is in Charge? 57
part two Participants
4 Popes and Curia 85
5 Theologians 103
6 Laity 126
7 The Other 147
part three Impact and Future
8 What Difference Did the Councils Make? 173
9 Will There Be Another One? 200
Conclusion 211
Acknowl edgments 217
Index 219