Vatican II 
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SOURCE: Commonweal
1/4/2023
The Complex Legacy of Benedict XVI
by Massimo Faggioli
As Pope, Benedict led a movement to limit the reformist impulses from Vatican II and encouraged Catholic traditionalism, but took the first steps away from John Paul II's denial of sexual abuse by priests and introduced the concept of a papacy ending before a Pope's death.
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SOURCE: Religion Dispatches
8/10/2021
Douthat's Criticism of Papal Restriction on Latin Mass: Fascinating, but Familiar and Ahistorical
by Massimo Faggioli
Recent criticisms of Pope Francis's Church reforms have drawn from a rhetorical script established by conservative Catholics since Vatican II, but repeat their historical misunderstandings.
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