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Is the Second Vatican Council an ecumenical council?

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Yes, it was an ecumenical council.

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The role of the First Vatican Council was an ecumenical Council that defined Papal infallibility and several other doctrinal issues. The role of the Second Vatican Council was purely pastoral.


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The most recent ecumenical council was the Second Vatican Council, which lasted from October 11, 1962 to December 8, 1965.


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There were exactly no doctrines defined at the Second Vatican Council. The Second Vatican Council was the first purely pastoral council ever held in the Church.


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What was the Second Vatican Council changes on beverages in church?

The Second Vatican Council said nothing about beverages in Church.


Was the Second Vatican Council a success?

Vatican Council II was the twenty-first ecumenical Council of the Church. Ecumenical Council, if approved by the reigning Holy Father, be definition, are led by the Holy Spirit, and thus are outside our judgment as mere mortals. Whether it was implemented correctly is a whole different story.


When was the Vatican Council 2 held Who attended What was the purpose?

The Second Vatican Council was held at the Vatican, obviously, Ecumenical Council are named after the location where they are held, this was the Second Ecumenical Council to be held at the Vatican. It was convened in 1962 by Blessed Pope John XXIII, of happy memory; it was closed by Pope Paul VI, of happy memory, on December 8, 1965. It's purpose, according to Pope John XXIII was to "update the Church" to bring its presentation of the faith up to modern standards in order to better evangelize the world, and to call individual Christians to a deeper holiness.


What did the second vatican council bring to the church?

The Second Vatican Council was only held fifty years ago, in the Church's history, that is practically overnight. The influence of the Second Vatican Council will not be able to be evaluated for another 50 to 100 years.


What are some of the doctrines that came from the Second Vatican Council?

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What has been the function of ecumenical councils in the church history?

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