Intro -- Contents -- About the Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I: Taking Stock -- 1 Vatican II: Of Happy Memory - and Hope? -- 2 The 'Open Church' 40 Years Later: A Reckoning -- 3 Tradition and Reaction: Historical Resources for a Contemporary Renewal -- Part II: The Unfini…
Britain's long-established Catholic weekly, The Tablet , has fought for the spirit and values of Vatican II in a way that no other journal has done. It has criticised the Church (Humanae Vitae) and has condemned corruption, but has also supported the Church where it has been rig…
The Second Vatican Council, which ended thirty-five years ago, promised so much: a new vision of a reformed Church aware of its social, theological and ecumenical responsibilities; a truly conciliar Church with collegial structures. However, this vision seems to have evaporated …