What does the author mean by "ideological optimism"?
Interesting, that.....
Someone needs to get their priorities straight.
What does the author mean by "ideological optimism"?I think he's talking about the zeitgeist during the Council. Think JFK and the New Frontier. John XXIII and Let's Open the Windows. MLK Jr's Dream. The Race to the Moon. The Peace Corps. Whether real or imagined, there was a palpable sense of post-WWII optimism, especially among the WWII generation and their kids. They were heady times.