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The Letter That Changed the Church: Cardinal Bea, John XXIII & the Vatican II RevolutionIn 1960 Cardinal Augustin Bea brought a letter before Pope John XXIII, who swiftly aprroved it. The letter placed Cardinal Bea at the head of a new Pontifical Commission, giving him a powerful platform for advancing ecumenism. The result was an ecumenical movement that would profoundly shape Vatican II and the Church that followed, and ultimately serve the Church’s enemies.“The Council is Cardinal Bea’s Council!” (Fr. Yves Congar, My Journal of the Council, November 22, 1962 entry)In his Augustin Bea: The Cardinal of Unity, Cardinal Bea’s...

If You Think Leo’s Defense of Cupich and Durbin is Bad, Wait Until You Hear About Vatican II!Many of us would have applauded a statement from Pope Leo to the effect that neither Cupich nor Durbin are actually Catholic, coupled with a firm defense of Catholic teaching as being the truth given to us by God.Serious Catholics around the world have justifiably criticized Blase Cupich’s attempt to provide a Catholic award to the pro-abortion Senator Richard Durbin, as well as Pope Leo XIV’s defense of Cupich’s effort:“I’m not terribly familiar with the particular case. I think that it is very...