The ‘Theology of Vatican II’ Versus Tradition

In the May 2010 edition of Courrier de Rome (n°333), Professor Paolo Pasqualucci offers an enlightening commentary on Msgr. Brunero Gherardini’s study, that appeared in the theological journal Divinitas, under the title Quod et tradidi vobis – La tradizione vita e giovinezza della Chiesa (Quod et tradidi vobis. Tradition, life and youth of the Church), a study that is also taken up again in a volume by Casa Mariana Editrice.

Msgr. Gherardini who is the author of Vatican II: An Open Discussion, which appeared in french early this year, presents in Quod et tradidi vobis a very pertinent analysis of the theological debate between Tradition and Vatican Council II. Here is the large extract that can be found in the Courrier de Rome, offering a list of 9 stumbling blocks; to which list we have added the three paragraphs that follow, where Msgr. Gherardini does not hesitate to pass a very explicit personal judgment.   Click here to read more