Observing Vatican II

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A collection of the confidential correspondence between Bernard Pawley and the Archbishop of Canterbury during the Second Vatican Council.

Résumé
President de Gaulle famously called the Second Vatican Council 'the greatest event of the twentieth century'. A defining dimension of Vatican II was the presence of observers representing other traditions. The confidential correspondence between Bernard Pawley and the Archbishop of Canterbury is collected here for the first time.

Contenu

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Editorial note; Abbreviations; Chronology, 1958 66; Vatican II dramatis personae; The reports of Bernard Pawley; The coming of the Council, April 1961 October 1962; The first session and after, October 1962 September 1963; The second session and after, September 1963 September 1964; The third session and after, September December 1964; The Council after Pawley; Bibliography; Index.