Vatican II: A discussion that can no longer be stopped
Whatever might be said about the current
situation of the talks between the Vatican and the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX),
and whatever one's doctrinal position might be, one thing is clear: the frank
discussion of the ambiguities of Vatican II and of post-Conciliar Vatican
documents vis-a-vis the pre-Conciliar Magisterium has begun, and can no longer
be stopped. While it would be easy to exaggerate the quality, extent and
openness of the discussion so far, it cannot be denied that signs of it have
been appearing in unlikely places, such as the following article that was published
last week by the Homiletic and Pastoral Review.