By John A. Monaco, Crisis Magazine - But for a 2,000-year-old Church, the period between 1962 and 2021 is not even quite 3% of the Church’s existence. And yet, Vatican II remains untouchable, its documents not open to critical questioning, the motives of the council fathers not given sufficient probing. To even call into question the perfection and inspiration of Vatican II appears as blasphemous as questioning the inspiration of Sacred Scripture. Time and time again we are told that “Vatican II was a pastoral council” ...