Pope Saint John Paul II about 1926-1965 BCE (Best Council Ever)
The Second Vatican Council, announced, convoked, and opened by Pope John XXIII, was conscious of this vocation of the Church. One can well say that the Holy Spirit was the protagonist of the Council from the moment the Pope convoked it, declaring that he had welcomed as coming from above an interior voice that imposed itself upon his spirit. This 'gentle breeze' became a 'violent wind' and the conciliar event took the form of a new Pentecost. It is, indeed, in the doctrine and spirit of Pentecost that the great event which is an ecumenical council draws its substance and its life.
One might say that The Second Vatican Council represents the new Pentecost in the Springtime of the Church in the Civilisation of Love.
Dear modern Popes. Consider restoring the Faith. You say you love us but ABS ain't feeling the love...
Dear modern Popes. Consider restoring the Faith. You say you love us but ABS ain't feeling the love...