| TABLE OF CONTENTS |
|
| Preface |
xi |
| Abbreviations and Sources |
xv |
| I. THE TUMULTUOUS OPENING DAYS OF THE COUNCIL [Andrea Riccardi] |
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| I. The Eve of the Council |
1 |
| A. The Fear of Disappointing the World |
2 |
| B. To Rome Because Called |
4 |
| C. Expectations of the Bishops and Message of the Pope |
5 |
| D. Last-Minute Uncertaintyae |
6 |
| E. The Place |
6 |
| F. Awaiting “the Pope’s Word” |
9 |
| II. The Opening |
10 |
| A. The Procession and the Liturgy |
11 |
| B. Gaudet Mater Ecclesia: The Pope’s Opening Speech |
14 |
| C. The Impact of the Pope’s Address |
18 |
| D. A “Brother Who Has Become a Father” |
19 |
| E. Politicians, Diplomats, Journalists, Observers, and the Pope of the Council |
22 |
| II. The Extraordinary Second Day of Vatican II |
26 |
| A. The Meeting on October 13 |
27 |
| B. Importance of the Postponement |
28 |
| C. The Background of Liénart’s Action |
30 |
| III. The Conciliar Commissions |
32 |
| A. A New Role for Episcopal Conferences |
32 |
| B. The Lists of the Episcopal Conferences for the Elections .... |
36 |
| C. The Votes |
41 |
| D. Papal Appointments |
44 |
| E. The Language of the Council |
47 |
| IV. Messages, Programs, and Plans |
50 |
| A. Chenu’s Draft of the Message to the World |
53 |
| B. Plans and Programs |
54 |
| V. The Direction of the Council |
56 |
| A. Who Was in Charge? |
56 |
| B. The Roman Parties |
58 |
| C. The Guidance and Orientations of the Council |
62 |
| D. Dynamics of a Council Beginning without a Plan? |
63 |
| II. THE COUNCIL GETS UNDERWAY [GERALD P.FOGARTY] |
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| I. First Contacts among Bishops and Theologians |
69 |
| A. Initial Anxieties |
70 |
| B. The Complaints of the Theologians |
72 |
| 1. Karl Rahner |
72 |
| 2. Edward Schillebeeckx |
73 |
| C. Contacts among the Bishops |
75 |
| D. Para-conciliar Encounters |
78 |
| 1. German Initiatives |
79 |
| 2. Meetings between the French and Germans |
80 |
| E. Alternative Schemas? |
84 |
| 1. The German proposal |
87 |
| 2. A Global Preface |
89 |
| II. The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Papal Peace-Initiative |
94 |
| III. The Pope's Health |
104 |
| III. THE LITURGY DEBATE [MATHIJS LAMBERIGHTS] |
|
| Introduction and Overview |
107 |
| I. Comments on the Text as a Whole |
112 |
| II. The Rights of Episcopal Conferences and the Use of the Vernacular |
117 |
| III. Communion under both Species and Concelebration |
125 |
| IV. Sacraments and Sacramentals |
134 |
| V. The Tension between Prayer and Action |
137 |
| VI. A Chaotic End |
143 |
| VII. The Further Activitives of the Conciliar Commission for the Liturgy |
149 |
| VIII. The Initial Conciliar Votes |
158 |
| IV. AN INITIAL PROFILE OF THE ASSEMBLY [HILARI RAGUER] |
|
| I. Composition of the Assembly |
169 |
| A. The Council Fathers |
169 |
| B. The Non-Catholic Observers and Guests |
178 |
| C. The Council Meetings |
183 |
| D. Questions of Precedence |
186 |
| II. The Episcopal Conferences |
187 |
| III. The Formation of Informal Groups |
194 |
| A. The "Coetus Internationalis Patrum" |
195 |
| B. The Group of "the Church of the Poor" |
200 |
| C. The "Central European Bloc" or "World Alliance" |
204 |
| D. The Conference of Delegates |
207 |
| E. The Zealot Faction in the Curia |
209 |
| F. The French Group |
215 |
| G. The Latin American Group |
216 |
| H. The Religious Superiors |
217 |
| L. The Religious Bishops |
218 |
| J. The Missionary Bishops (Vriendenclub) |
219 |
| IV. The Press |
221 |
| V. Interaction with the People of God |
232 |
| V. THE FIRST DOCTRINAL CLASH [Giuseppe Ruggieri] |
|
| I. A Schema Under Fire |
233 |
| II. The Eve of the Battle |
245 |
| III. Discussion of the Schema on the Sources of Revelation: The Council Chooses a Pastoral Orientation to Doctrine |
249 |
| VI. THE DISCUSSION OF THE MODERN MEDIA [Mathijs Lamberigts] |
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| I. Presentation of the Schema |
268 |
| II. Discussion in the Aula |
269 |
| IH. The Work of the Commission |
278 |
| VII. BEYOND AN ECCLESIOLOGY OF POLEMICS: THE DEBATE ON THE CHURCH [Giuseppe Ruggieri] |
| I. “Authority Before All and Above All” |
281 |
| II. “What We Expect and Hope for” |
298 |
| III. “The Melkiles’Day” |
317 |
| IV. The Schema on the Church |
328 |
| V. The Future of the Council |
340 |
| VI. The Resistances of the Past |
347 |
| VIII. THE DRAMA CONTINUES BETWEEN THE ACTS: THE “SECOND PREPARATION” AND ITS OPPONENTS [Jan Grootaers] |
| I. Uncertainties and Confusion |
359 |
| II. The Coordinating Commission |
365 |
| A. Coordination of a Second Preparation for the Council |
365 |
| 1. Norms, Guidelines, and Agenda |
365 |
| 2. The Charter of the Coordinating Commission |
367 |
| 3. Inspiration of John XXIII |
368 |
| B. Composition of the "Supercommission” and the Division of Its Work |
369 |
| C. Links toCurial Circles |
370 |
| D. The Activity of the Opponents of the Second Preparation |
373 |
| E. Meetings and Internal Development of the Coordinating Commission |
376 |
| 1. Course of the Meetings |
377 |
| 2. January 1963 |
378 |
| 3. March 1963 |
379 |
| 4. July 1963 |
382 |
| III. The Conciliar Commissions at Work |
383 |
| Introduction |
383 |
| A. Three Important Schemas |
385 |
| 1. The Schema on Revelation |
385 |
| 2. The Draft of a Text on the Church |
391 |
| a. The First Phase (February-March 1963) |
392 |
| 1) Starting Points |
392 |
| 2) The Range of Available Texts |
399 |
| 3) The Coordinating Commission |
404 |
| b. The Second Phase (April-May 1963) |
405 |
| 1) Chapter III, on the “Laity” |
406 |
| 2) Chapter IV, on “Religious” |
408 |
| c. The Third Phase (July-September 1963) |
411 |
| 3. Schema XVII |
412 |
| a. The First Phase (February-March 1963) |
413 |
| b. Second Phase (April-May 1963) |
418 |
| c. Third Phase (July-September 1963) |
421 |
| 1) Preparations for Malines |
422 |
| 2) The Malines Text |
424 |
| 3) The Failure of the Malines Text |
426 |
| B. The Launching of Two Other Projects |
429 |
| 1. Ecumenism |
429 |
| 2. The Apostolate of the Laity |
435 |
| a. The Coordinating Commission |
438 |
| b. The Plenary Commission on the Lay Apostolate |
439 |
| c. Lay People Associated with the Work of the Commission |
440 |
| d. Salient Themes |
443 |
| C. Failures in the Second Preparation |
446 |
| 1. The Schema on Bishops and the Government oi Dioceses |
446 |
| The “Rump Commission” |
450 |
| 2. Schema on the Missions |
455 |
| 3. 'Hie Schema on the Oriental Churches |
460 |
| a. The Conciliar Commission on the Oriental Churches |
463 |
| b. Another Rump Commission? |
469 |
| 4. Schema on the States of Perfection |
473 |
| a. Uneasiness and Tensions |
475 |
| b. Stages in the Development of the Text |
476 |
| D. Latecomers |
479 |
| 1. The Schema on the Blessed Virgin Mary |
480 |
| 2. The Schema on the Care of Souls |
481 |
| 3. The Schema on the Sacrament of Matrimony |
482 |
| 4. The Schema on ITicstly Ministry |
483 |
| 5. The Schema on Seminaries |
484 |
| 6. The Declaration on University Studies and Catholic Schools |
485 |
| IV. Results Achieved amid Tensions |
486 |
| A. Some Leaders Who Intended to "Moderate” |
486 |
| B. The Opponents of the Second Preparation |
489 |
| C. The Decisive Contribution of the Coordinating Commission . . |
492 |
| 1. Texts |
493 |
| 2. An Agenda |
494 |
| 3. A Revised Procedure |
494 |
| 4. Participation of Lay Representatives |
494 |
| V. From Council to Conclave |
495 |
| A. The Last Three Months |
497 |
| B. The Plebiscite |
500 |
| C. From Council to Conclave |
502 |
| VI. From Conclave to Council |
503 |
| A. The Beginning of the Pontificate of Paul VI |
503 |
| B. The Coordinating Commission |
512 |
| C. First Deliberations of the Moderators |
513 |
| IX. EBB AND FLOW BETWEEN TWO SEASONS [Jan Groot aers] |
|
| I. An Ebbing in Concentric Circles |
516 |
| A. Starting from the Center: A First Circle |
516 |
| 1. Pastoral Leiters |
516 |
| 2. Appointments and Promotions |
520 |
| B. Testimonies of Observers (Second Circle) |
521 |
| C. The Rearguard Begins to Move (Third Circle) |
523 |
| 1. Areas of Spanish Tradition |
523 |
| 2. The Awakening in Italy |
525 |
| 3. Areas of Irish Tradition |
526 |
| 4. Two New Questions Emerge |
530 |
| II. The Ecumenical Movement: A Promising Disorder |
535 |
| A. The World Council of Churches |
535 |
| B. The Confessional Families |
539 |
| C. The Orthodox Church and Its Meetings |
541 |
| III. Journalism and the “Boomerang” Effect . |
546 |
| A. The Echo of Vatican II |
546 |
| B. Preparation fora New “Flow” |
549 |
| C. The Special Role of the Coordinating Commission |
552 |
| IV. A New Eastern Policy |
559 |
| X. THE CONCILIAR EXPERIENCE: “LEARNING ON THEIR OWN” [Giuseppe Alberigo] |
| I. Accept the Preparation? |
566 |
| II. In Search of an Identity |
567 |
| III. From the First to the Second Preparation |
576 |
| IV. A Breaking-in Period for the Conciliar Experience |
577 |
| V. From John to Paul |
578 |
| VI. The Church in a State of Council |
579 |
| VII. Toward What Kind of Future? |
581 |
| VIII. Eight Useless Weeks? |
582 |
| Index of Names |
585 |
| Index of Subjects |
597 |
