Theologians call for implementation of Vatican II [Spero News]

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Note that this is from a legitimate news source, Spero News, featured in Google News.

Theologians in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are collecting signatures for a petition to the Vatican asking for implementation of the Second Vatican Council and the rehabilitation of “lost sheep.”

In the wake of the reacceptance of members of the traditionalist Society of St Pius X back into the Catholic Church, theologians in Germany, Austria and Switzerland have launched a petition for the full recognition and implementation of the decrees of the Second Vatican Council.

At the same time the theologians want the Holy See to not only rehabilitate the ‘lost sheep’ at the traditionalist edge of the Church, but also make a similar offer to other excommunicated or marginalised Catholics. Rome should also stop preventing progressive theologians from teaching and open dialogue with all movements within the Church.

The theologians are collecting signatures which will be handed over to the Vatican, national bishops’ conferences and official lay organisations.

As noted in the article, the petition can be found at:

petition-vaticanum2.org/

It is avaliable in 12 languages. The English translation can be read here:

petition-vaticanum2.org/pageID_7327623.html

You can sign it here:

petition-vaticanum2.org/pageID_7299014.html

It seems that many of prominence have signed it, including many priests, religious and theologians, based on both the initial signees and the last 50 they display. The initial signees can be seen here

petition-vaticanum2.org/pageID_7315769.html

 

[Neil_Anthony]

At the same time the theologians want the Holy See to not only rehabilitate the ‘lost sheep’ at the traditionalist edge of the Church, but also make a similar offer to other excommunicated or marginalised Catholics. Rome should also stop preventing progressive theologians from teaching and open dialogue with all movements within the Church.

The theologians who have been prevented from teaching were not excommunicated. These four bishops are still suspended, which is analogous to rebel theologians being prevented from teaching. These people are confused about what happened with SSPX - they just lifted their excommunications, not the suspensions. In fact the vatican has been a lot easier on liberals than on the traditionalists.

 

[Marsha_Adams]

Theologians in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are collecting signatures for a petition to the Vatican asking for implementation of the Second Vatican Council and the rehabilitation of "lost sheep."

The Theologians in Germany, Austria and Switzerland should be careful what they ask for, they might get it.

The Holy Father, while he was still Cardinal Ratzinger, once said “we don’t know if Vatican II failed, it was never tried.” The implication being that what we got was not what the Council intended. Benedict XVI is currently bit by bit and inch by inch implementing Vatican II as it was intended. I get the feeling these petitioning theologians aren’t going to be happy with the results.