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.
As an Ecumenical Council is guided by the Holy Spirit, and, when approved by the reigned Pope, is considered infallible and must be believed by the faithful, then, of course, the Second Vatican Council was a success. However, if you look at whether it has been implemented fully and correctly, then, as of 2014, fifty years after the Council, it has been an abysmal failure; and yet, if you look at previous Councils of the Church, it usually takes about a hundred years for a Council to be implemented. Unfortunately with this Council, many tried to move things too fast, and in the wrong direction, so much of what has to be done must first be undone.
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.
The Second Vatican Council said nothing about beverages in Church.
Yes, it was an ecumenical council.
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.
Catholic AnswerNone, the Second Vatican Council was a purely pastoral council. Unlike previous Councils, it made no rulings or clarifications on doctrine.
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.
Pope Paul VI closed Vatican II.
As of 30 May 2014 there have been two named saints from the Second Vatican Council. Pope St. John XXIII was the pope that called the Council, and Pope St. John Paul II was a participant in the Council.
The Second Vatican Council was a pastoral Council, it made no changes to Church doctrine, or to the structure of the Church itself.
After the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II).
The Second Vatican Council met in four sessions over four years. Each session began in the fall with daily meetings for a number of months.
This council is generally called the Second Vatican Council or simply Vatican II. It is a council that was held for Roman Catholics, but it is not accepted or recognized by the Eastern Orthodox Church.