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From the official Vatican website, here is the list of documents from the Second Vatican Council; most of them are available in Byelorussian, Chinese, Czech, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili:
Constitutions
•Dei Verbum
•Lumen Gentium
• Sacrosanctum Concilium
• Gaudium et Spes
Declarations
• Gravissimum Educationis
•Nostra Aetate
• Dignitatis Humanae
Decrees
•Ad Gentes
• Presbyterorum Ordinis
•Apostolicam Actuositatem
• Optatam Totius
•Perfectae Caritatis
• Christus Dominus
•Unitatis Redintegratio
•Orientalium Ecclesiarum
• Inter Mirifica
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What are the changes brought to us by the Second Vatican Council?
Answer from a CatholicI'm writing this answer in 2012, fifty years after the beginning of the Second Vatican Council and, although it will be news to most people in the pews, we are just NOW learning what the Council actually did, and believe me, I was in the Catholic seminary studying for the priesthood immediately after the Council, and I had no idea what the Council was about. We thought it was about putting the Mass, Breviary, and sacraments into English. You know what? The Council NEVER called for putting the Mass and Sacraments into the vernacular, in fact, they specifically, along with the Pope, praised Latin, and called for a "wider use of the vernacular" in the readings and such. Huh? Right. The altars were turned around and the priest now faces the people, again - not called for by the Council. The Council's major documents (and there were a lot) were the Church in the Modern World, and the Constitution on the Church. These documents called for a renewed and vital interest in the Scriptures, Evangelization, making the Church relevant to the world NOT changing the Church to look like the world. The Fathers of the Council were trying to bring the Church to bear on modern problems NOT to bring modern problems into the Church. Read the documents, NOT commentaries on them, they are remarkable, and the changes we actually saw? They were NOT called for the Council.
What was a major revival effort within the Catholic Church?
The counter-reformationThere have been many, but in recent history the one that happened was the Second Vatican Council, sometimes referred to as Vatican II. It ran from the 11th of October 1962 to the 8th of December 1965.
What was the pope's role in Vatican II?
.Catholic AnswerThe only voting members of any Ecumenical Council are the Bishops of the Catholic Church. Invited and attending the Second Vatican Council were any number of observers, primarily periti (experts in various fields, the current pope, Benedict XVI, served as a periti during the Second Vatican Council), also there were outsiders invited to observe such as representatives from various protestant groups. .from Wikipedia:Attendance varied in later sessions from 2,100 to over 2,300. In addition, a varying number of periti (Latin: "experts") were available for theological consultation-a group that turned out to have a major influence as the council went forward. Seventeen Orthodox Churches and Protestant denominations sent observers. More than three dozen representatives of other Christian communities were present at the opening session, and the number grew to nearly 100 by the end of the 4th Council Sessions.
Is the Catholic Church ever in need of reformation?
Yes, definately. Reform can come in various ways. The minor forms of reform typically come through the Pope's writings call Encyclicals. These documents typically clarify certain points of view that the Church has espoused over the years. Major reforms happen in what is called an 'Ecumenical Council' which take place once every hundred years or two. In these councils, bishops from all over the world join together and rewrite portions of cannon law usually in response to huge socio-economical changes transpiring in the world. The last Ecumenical Council was The Second Council of the Vatican from 1962 to 1965.
What are major problems in Vatican City?
The greatest problem for tourists to the Vatican is that of pickpockets who come from outside of the Vatican to prey upon the thousands of tourists who come to the Vatican daily.
What are Vatican City's major water forms?
The Vatican has no lakes or rivers but is near to the Tiber River.
What is the major religion of Vatican City?
Buddhist
What are the major industries of Vatican City?
Roman Catholic AnswerVatican City is its own country and is only about 110 acres. Vatican City is entirely composed of the city of Vatican City which is its major and only city.
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Is there a hospital in Vatican City?
No, Vatican City has no major hospitals and most medical emergencies are taken care of at hospitals in Rome.
What are some common exports of Vatican City?
The Vatican has no major industry or agriculture. They do sell souvenirs and a variety of religious items in the gift shops in the Vatican. Few of these are actually made in the Vatican, however.
What are the major waterways in Vatican?
There are no waterways in Vatican City. The city is a short distance from the Tiber River, however.
