What effect did the second vatican council have on Christianity?

Answer 1

For centuries the average Catholic accepted church dogma without questioning because laymen had no yardstick by which to measure the truthfulness of church doctrines. Most Catholics learned their faith by rote at catechism classes. If they asked the catechist or their priest to explain such hard-to-understand doctrines as the Trinity or the Immaculate Conception of Mary, they would more than likely hear by way of an answer: “It is a holy mystery.”

But the Second Vatican Council changed things. The Roman Catholic Church underwent an aggiornamento, or updating, that opened the way for unprecedented heart-searchings among Catholics. Vatican II gave the green light for the publishing of additional “suitable and correct translations” of the Bible, and it instructed Catholic bishops “to give the faithful entrusted to them suitable instruction in the right use of the divine books.” Thus, rank-and-file Catholics can at present obtain Bibles, read them, and compare what they read with what they have been taught.

However, this radical change has not taken place without creating problems. Many Catholics are discovering for the first time in their lives that much church dogma is nowhere to be found in the Bible. Among such teachings are devotion to Mary, prayers to the “saints,” veneration of relics, indulgences, purgatory, and limbo.

Concerning the latter, A Catholic Dictionary admits: “There was a natural repugnance to the belief that those who had committed no sin should be tortured in hell, and this difficulty led theologians to adopt various theories as by way of escape.” Limbo is one such theory.

However, the Bible states that the dead are asleep in the grave, awaiting the resurrection. (Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10; John 5:28, 29) Since there is no immortal soul, there can be no hell torture. So there was no need to invent the theory of limbo to get out of a theological predicament! This is just one example of the dilemma in which many Bible-reading Catholics now find themselves. Which are they to believe, man-invented traditions or the Bible?

Answer 2

It had a great deal of effect. The current confusion over our sexual do's and don'ts are directly related to the fact that the second Vatican Council told us we were the Body of Christ and so some within the Church took off with this as meaning we were Christ himself (the head) and not just the body through the marriage of Christ with his Church. This has resulted in all kinds of faulty theology that is not condoned by the Vatican because originally the Council was intended to bring more understanding to the Laity but, there has been indeed more confusion, due to some people within who had their own AGENDAS. The Church has undergone an Identity crises and she is just now coming back to her roots, thanks to the strong leadership of Pope John Paul II and our current Pope Benedict XVI.

Answer 3

I just read about it on the web. So what is new? Latin to english. Big deal! Is that when you got eat meat on Friday. What about the birth control pill? Does common sense ever come into religion?

Answer 4

Well - the Mass changed from Latin to the vernacular languages - - and there was a greater spirit of ecumenism.

Answer 5

It alienated FAITHFUL Catholics from Rome.

Answer 6

VATICAN II

DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION OF THE CHURCH
LUMEN GENTIUM
Proclaimed By His Holiness Pope Paul VI on November 21, 1964
From Chapter Two: The People Of God


Vatican II

"By convening the Ecumenical Council called Vatican II, the Pope set in motion
ideas and forces that will affect world's ever-expanding population--Jan. 4, 1963" -TIME LIFE

The following quote is taken from Vatican II...
"This holy Council first of all turns its attention to the Catholic faithful. Basing itself on scripture and tradition, it teaches that the Church, a pilgrim now on earth, is necessary for salvation: the one Christ is mediator and the way of salvation; he is present to us in his body which is the Church. He himself explicitly asserted the necessity of faith and baptism (cf. Mk. 16:16; John 3:5), and thereby affirmed at the same time the necessity of the Church which men enter through baptism as through a door. Hence they could not be saved who, knowing that the Catholic Church was founded as necessary by God through Christ, would refuse either to enter it, or to remain in it."

What Blasphemy! I have several things to say in response to the lies and garbage Pope Paul VI said:

1. Pope Paul VI says a person cannot be saved who refuses to enter the Catholic church.

Show me that in the Bible! Show me one verse that says you have to enter (or join) a religious organization to be saved. Jesus said, "him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out" (John 6:37). The Bible says nothing about coming to Christ through anything or anyone. We are taught to come DIRECTLY to Christ. "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" (1 Timothy 2:5). Has Pope Paul VI lost his mind? The Bible clearly states that there is only ONE person between us and God the Father--The Lord Jesus Christ. Notice: Pope Paul VI specifically mentioned the "CATHOLIC" church. So if you join a Baptist church, your going to hell. How wicked to attach anything to simple faith in Christ.

2. Pope Paul VI also said that a person could not be saved if he or she refused to remain in the Catholic church.

Again, show me that in the Bible? There is no such teaching in God's Word. Our salvation is based upon faith in Christ alone, not anything else. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:8,9). Salvation is a free gift from God, paid for by the precious blood of Jesus Christ. All we have to do is admit our sinfulness and turn to Christ in faith; thus, receiving His free gift of forgiveness for our sins and eternal life. If you never step foot into ANY church, you can go to heaven my friend. The way is through Jesus Christ.

3. Pope Paul VI says that baptism is a door by which we enter into the Catholic church, which he says is essential to salvation.

First, no church is essential for our salvation. Second, no baptism is essential for our salvation. Listen to the words of the Apostle Paul, "For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel..." (1 Corinthians 1:17). If baptism were necessary for salvation, Paul never would have said such a thing. No my friend, baptism is NOT necessary to be saved. The thief on the cross was not baptized. The only DOOR which you should be concerned about is the TRUE DOOR, JESUS CHRIST--"I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture" (John 10:9). Again, how wicked for Pope Paul VI to teach people that baptism is the door, when in reality Jesus Christ is the ONLY door. The Catholic religion is an arrogant, pompous and stiff-necked religion that boasts itself against God. The Catholic church is a human organization that is far too big for it's own britches. The Pope thinks he's infallible, but he's a big sinner just like you and me. The priests, bishops and cardinals of the Catholic system have lied to billions of people over the centuries, convincing folks that the church is the way to heaven. No, my friend, the church is a sure road to the destruction of your soul. Salvation is not found in a religion friend, it is found in a person--The Lord Jesus Christ! Religion is the worst thing that has ever happened to this sin-cursed world. Religion binds men and women into spiritual slavery--The blind leading the blind into the depths of the lake of fire. Oh, don't be foolish my friend, turn to Jesus!

In closing, VATICAN II is Satanic all the way around, no matter how you look at it. In the 1960's, the Catholic church decided to repackage it's heresy to make it more appealing to protestants. The result was Vatican II. You can do a web search on "Vatican 2" and read about it yourself if you'd like, but be warned--It is the most boring stuff you'll ever read (a sure cure for insomnia). I could easily write a large book on all that's wrong with Vatican II, but the article I have shared with you pretty much sums it all up--The Catholic church thinks it is God. Vatican 2 is of the devil.

Answer 7

You're kidding, right?

You need a library, not a forum.