Slaying the "Spirit" of Vatican II With the Light of Truth

The documents of the Second Vatican Council are plainly written, yet the so-called People of God got shafted: churches stripped of their beauty, teachings twisted, sacred hymns replaced with hand-clapping folk music - all in the name of a "spirit" of Vatican II that bears no resemblance to that sacred gathering. The faithful read one thing in the pages written by the Council Fathers and saw and heard another from the pulpits and books and classes as the false "spirit of Vatican II" swept over them. In one of his last addresses in 2012, Pope Benedict XVI said, "The true Council has struggled to materialize, to be realized....It is our task...to work so that the true Council with the power of the Holy Spirit is realized and the Church is really renewed."
The only way the Council will be manifested as Benedict wished is through knowledge of the documents, understanding of how things went awry, and positive action to live the Faith with the truth and holiness called for by the Second Vatican Council. The documents must be read and lived with the mind of the Church. It is to provide understanding and the true vision of the Second Vatican Council that the Bellarmine Forum has dedicated its resources in these pages.