{"id":3086,"date":"2005-08-31T09:41:14","date_gmt":"2005-08-31T09:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2005\/08\/the-council-of-bologna.html"},"modified":"2005-08-31T09:41:14","modified_gmt":"2005-08-31T09:41:14","slug":"the-council-of-bologna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2005\/08\/the-council-of-bologna.html","title":{"rendered":"The Council of Bologna"},"content":{"rendered":"

Magister profiles a new summary of a massive history of V2:<\/a><\/p>\n

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This Socratic role of the Bologna \u201cworkshop\u201d seems to be even more accentuated in the \u201cBrief History.\u201d And this role concerns both the unfolding of the Council and its interpretation. <\/p>\n

For Alberigo and the Bologna group, Vatican II is without question to be interpreted as \u201ca new Council; one different, that is, from those of previous tradition.\u201d Its novelty is represented by its being \u201cmore an event than a forum for the elaboration and production of norms,\u201d a \u201cnew Pentecost\u201d even more than a \u201ccollection of documents\u201d: this novelty is seen as having emerged from John XXIII, who was immediately betrayed by Paul VI, the pope who in any case promulgated all the conciliar documents, and by his successors. <\/p>\n

This interpretation was recently the target of criticism from an influential cardinal, Camillo Ruini, the pope\u2019s vicar for the diocese of Rome and the president of the Italian bishops\u2019 conference. Last June 17, Ruini called for \u201ca new reconstruction of Vatican II which will also be, finally, a true story.\u201d And here is how he dismissed the approach of Alberigo and the Bologna group: <\/p>\n

\u201cThe interpretation of the Council as a rupture and a new beginning is coming to an end. This interpretation is very feeble today, and has no real foothold within the body of the Church.\u201d <\/p>\n

But the fact remains that the five volumes produced by Alberigo continue to monopolize historical scholarship on Vatican Council II, and are still the most widely read and consulted source on the argument, throughout the world. Until a little while ago, the hegemony of the Bologna \u201cschool\u201d over Catholic public opinion seemed to have no rivals of equal influence. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Magister profiles a new summary of a massive history of V2: This Socratic role of the Bologna \u201cworkshop\u201d seems to be even more accentuated in the \u201cBrief History.\u201d And this role concerns both the unfolding of the Council and its interpretation. 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