A Council for the Global Church

<p>The Second Vatican Council ended in December 1965 but Vatican II is still happening in the global church. Catholicism has always had a universal claim but the globalization of Catholicism as a truly world church became part of Catholic theology only thanks to that gatheringconvoked by Blessed John XXIIIof bishops theologians lay observers ecumenical representatives and journalists.</p><p>Vatican II is the most important event in church history after the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation and this book demonstrates why it is the key to understanding Catholicism and its inner tensions today. </p>