Did the Vatican II go too far or not far enough?

Answer 1

It depends. It almost wrecked the Middle and middle-upper level merchandising of what are called Ecclesiastical Wares- that his upper level Religious articles- immediately prior to Vatican II three Jewelers ( Jewelers, not primarily religious goods shops)- in Jersey City had big Ecclesiastical Ware departments. It was a common practice for parishioners to donate big-ticket religious articles- such as Chalices, Pattens, and so on following the death of a family member- more practical than mass cards in a sense... It practically wrecked the Ecclesiastical Ware industry. On the other hand there are some areas which could have been more opened up- the possibility of abolishing or modifying the Celibacy laws- which was not even given an earnest fair-shake during the conferences which went on a number of years. Openings-up to other denominations, were, for the most part- a positive change a progression indeed. Much updating remains to be accomplished!

Roman Catholic AnswerThis is an odd question: to ask if an Ecumenical Council of the Church went "too far". An Ecumenical Council is a gathering of all the bishops of the Church under the leadership of the Holy Father. As such, all of its pronouncements are infallible, and a result of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit IS God and we, as human beings, have no business judging God.

If, on the other hand, you are asking about the implementation of Vatican II, which is what the above answer is about, then, yes, it has gone way too far, for the simple reason that many of the implementations of Vatican II ignored previous Councils which were also infallible. As the Holy Father has pointed out, one must not look on Vatican Council II with a hermeneutic of rupture. As in the above answer, people who were responsible for the implementation of Vatican II often did things that were at odds with the Council and with previous Councils - thus "too far".