Year of Faith Psalm 81 82

Year of Faith

Psalm 81 / 82 God stands in the divine assembly. In the midst of the gods he gives judgement. How long will you judge unjustly and favour the cause of the wicked? Do justice for the weak and the orphan, defend the afflicted and the needy. Rescue the weak and the poor, set them free from the hand of the wicked. Unperceiving they grope in the darkness and the order of the world is shaken I have said to you: you are gods and yet you shall die like men. Arise O God judge the earth for you rule all the nations.

Ecumenical Councils 325 Nicaea 381 Constantinople 431 Ephesus 451 Chalcedon 1123 Lateran I 1139 Lateran II 1179 Lateran III 1215 Lateran IV 553 Constantinople II 680 Constantinople III 781 Nicaea II 869 Constantinople IV 1245 Lyons I 1274 Lyons II 1311 Constance 1471 Vienne 1512 Lateran V 1545 Trent 1870 Vatican (325)

Luther, Calvin, Knox The bible alone Liberte, egalite, fraternite Terrorism is quicker Darwin: religion as extra Marx: religion as toxic Freud: religion as illusion

FIRST VATICAN COUNCIL Opened Dec 1869 Bishops couldn’t return after summer break because Papal States had collapsed Newman…. . Leo XIII Tyrell…. . Maud Petre…. . Loisy Pius X (cf. SSPX) Pius XI Pius X 11

The oldest, biggest and best organised multinational in the world. (General Motors)

SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL 28 Oct 1958 John XXIII elected 25 Jan 1961 announced Council 13 Oct 1962 Council opened Open the windows, let the air in 1 st autumn session 21 June 1963 Paul VI elected Council reconvoked. 3 more autumn sessions

St Peter’s Basilica 2 200 Bishops plus Advisors, observers, guests

SOURCES All quiet on the Western Front? Netherlands Belgium France Germany Dominicans and Jesuits La Nouvelle Theologie Quadragesimo Anno, Divino Afflante Spiritu Easter Vigil, Dialogue Mass

13 Oct 1962 Alfrink Suenens Lienart Frings Koenig Lercaro Wyszinski Mindzenty Stepinac Pla y Deniel Ottaviano Agagianian

CONSTITUTIONS Dogmatic = on Church (Lumen Gentium) Pastoral = on Church (Gaudium et Spes) Revelation = on Scripture Liturgy = on Divine Worship

Decrees Education Laity Bishops and 2 on Priests Religious Orders Religious Freedom Media Missions Ecumenism, Eastern, Nonchristians (Declarations)

Freedom? Equality? Community? Materialism The West v the Rest Individualism Renewal of the renewal or Reform of the reform

Psalm 72 / 73 How good God is to Israel to those who are pure of heart. Yet my feet came close to stumbling my steps had almost slipped for I was filled with envy of the proud when I saw how the wicked prosper… So the people turn to follow them and drink in all their words. They say: how can God know? Does the Most High take any notice? … How useless to keep my heart pure and wash my hands in innocence. Then I said: if I should speak like that I should betray the children. I strove to fathom this problem, too hard for my mind to understand until I pierced the mysteries of God