WOF 369: Was Vatican II a Failure?

<p>Friends, we just marked the 60th anniversary of the opening of Vatican II, the Second Vatican Council. Six decades later, can we say the Council was a success? A failure? Something in between?</p> <p>On today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt discuss a provocative pair of op-eds published in the <em>New York Times</em> by Ross Douthat, who argues that the Council was both necessary and a failure, and yet cannot be undone.</p> <p>A listener asks, if God is without form, then at the Transfiguration, what was Jesus transformed into?</p> <h2 id="h-links">Links</h2> <ul> <li><strong><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/opinion/catholic-church-second-vatican-council.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“How Catholics Became Prisoners of Vatican II”</a> </strong>– Ross Douthat</li> <li><strong><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/04/opinion/vatican-ii-catholics.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“How Vatican II Failed Catholics—and Catholicism”</a></strong> – Ross Douthat</li> <li><strong><em><a href="http://wordonfire.org/vatican2" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Word on Fire Vatican II Collection</a></em></strong></li> <li><strong><em><a href= "https://books.wordonfire.org/the-paschal-mystery" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Paschal Mystery: Reflections for Lent and Easter</a></em></strong> (Word on Fire Lent booklet)</li> </ul> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity" /> <p><em><strong>NOTE:</strong> Do you like this podcast? <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bishopbarron">Become a patron</a> and get some great perks for helping, like free books, bonus content, and more. Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners…like you! So be part of this mission, and <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/bishopbarron">join us today</a>!</em></p>