(Must Read!)A Swiss bishop sounds off about Vatican II

What Does The Prayer Really Say? ^ | 27 June 2009 | Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

[Publius804]

A Swiss bishop sounds off about Vatican II

A reader sent me the following from the website of the Diocese of Basel, Switzerland. His Excellency Most Rev. Kurt Koch has weighed in with comments in a rather highly amped German-language speaking environment. As you know there is a lot of tension right now in the German-speaking areas over traditional expressions of Catholicism.

This is from the July 2009 monthly newsletter to the priests of the Diocese of Basel with my emphases and comments.

[Publius804]

Great read! The ground inside the Church is shifting, thank God!

[livius]

Very good. The German (including German speaking Swiss) bishops have been awful lately, so it’s great to see that they’re not all bad. And he made some excellent points.

[ElPatriota]

http://wdtprs.com/blog/2009/06/a-swiss-bishop-sounds-off-about-vatican-ii/#comments

It is not be difficult to lengthen this litany. Even so, it should be obvious why I demand more honesty in the current debate about the council. Instead of accusing others, and even the Pope, of wishing to go back to before the council, everyone would be well advised to look over their own books and reassess their own personal position on the council. [In other words READ THE TEXTS.] Because not everything that was said and done after the council, was therefore done in accordance with the council—and that applies also to the diocese of Basel. In any case, the last few weeks have illustrated to me that a primary problem in the current situation has been a very poor, and in part very one-sided understanding and acceptance of the council, [We might even call it a "hermeneutic of discontinuity and rupture".] even by Catholics that defend the council "without qualification." In this regard we all—once more including myself—have a lot of ground to make up. Therefore I again repeat my urgent request: More honesty please!

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Hmmm...Quite interesting... I like this Bishop…