50 YEARS AGO TODAY THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL OPENED............

50 Years ago today, October 11, 1962; Pope John XXIII, opened the First Session of the Second Vatican Council, the reform and renewal gathering of 3,000 of the the Bishops of the Church, which was held in four sessions in Vatican City, between October 11, 1962 and December 8, 1965  After prolonged and rigorous debates over a multiple of topics and prepared texts, the assembled Council Fathers promulgated 16 Documents with near unanimous support of the College of Bishops present.  I will begin blogging about the history and heritage of Vatican II today, as we celebrate its Golden Jubilee, and commemorate its impact upon Catholic Christianity in the World during the past half century............Fr.  Troy