Second Vatican Council Research Paper

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The Second Vatican Council happened in January 1959 held by Pope John XXll and went on into 1965. This event had changed the many parts of our world in many ways. It was a time of change where relationships with other yreligions, Christian traditions and the whole world. One of the reasons why The Second Vatican Council occurred was so that other beliefs and religious traditions where separated to join and invite others to there faith. The Second Vatican Council was the first complete ecumenical council since the council of Trent in the 1500.

The world had changed in many different ways and after many years had past the church had then realised that something had to change with many positive a terrible realities of the new world that we live in today. There were too many issue going around with technology, relations with other faiths and religions, political changes and the economy change.

The Second Vatican Council had many goals and aims when Pope John XXll held this council. There where aims were it was to increase the Christian life of the faithful. To introduces more suitability in our world today. To protect and promote all those who believe in Christ. The Second Vatican Council had said …show more content…

One aspect that the church has changed is, the relationship that the church had with other religious faiths. Christians before the ll council, did not talk with other people that believed in different faiths such as Muslims, Buddhism, Hinduism, Hellenism and many more other faith did not speak with each other. One example is in the Movie Brides of Christ filmed in 1991, this was a movie that showed the times of how the church was changing because of the council, how the nuns clothing changed, the masses in church had changed with the singing and language of the mass. The movie also showed how there was a Christian school and it was only form them and no one with a different faith or belief was in the

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