ISBN: 978-1-939856-67-8
Pages: 76
Retail: $6.95
Frame: 4.25 x 6.88
Description: Many today argue about whether Vatican Council II of 1965 was infallible, dogmatic or even authoritative, especially in light of what appears to be novel ideas in some of its documents. Many agree, however, that despite what side of the fence one is one regarding these questions, it is quite apparent that in at least some places Vatican II's wording was ambiguous. To this effect Cardinal Kasper remarked in April 2013: "In many places, [the Council Fathers] had to find compromise formulas, in which, often, the positions of the majority are located immediately next to those of the minority, designed to delimit them. Thus, the conciliar texts themselves have a huge potential for conflict, open the door to a selective reception in either direction.” This book argues the thesis that God himself allowed these ambiguities, and uses precedents from the Old and New Testament to show how and why this was done.
