tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28228246.post8866567758185643301..comments2023-03-31T11:01:00.683-05:00Comments on Creative Advance: Vatican: Traditionalists Must Profess "Full Recognition of the Second Vatican Council"Gerald T Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10786063941138911901noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28228246.post-32202063138871768752009-02-04T17:23:00.000-06:002009-02-04T17:23:00.000-06:00At last - some good news coming out of the Vatican...At last - some good news coming out of the Vatican. I think there are two, possibly three, hopeful aspects to this. First is the substantive content - up to now it has appeared as though the concessions were all one-sided. Now it appears that SPX is being asked to yield considerable ground of their own, and to acknowledge the authority of Vatican II; second, is the clear implication that the Vatican has been forced to respond to harsh public and internal criticism, in adjusting so far from its original stance. <BR/><BR/>Is this a sign of a long overdue shift in the balance of power, of a weakening of the autocratic papacy, and the start of a pendulum swing back to the spirit of the Council?<BR/><BR/>Let us pray!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com