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The Real Spirit of Vatican II, by H. W. Crocker III – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By H. W. Crocker III, Crisis Magazine, May 25, 2026

H.W. Crocker III is a popular historian and novelist, and a former political speechwriter and publishing executive. His most recent book is a World War II thriller about a rosary-praying priest behind enemy lines in Kruger’s Korps.

The manner in which the Barque of Peter has weathered the cultural storms surrounding the era of the Second Vatican Council should give us all hope.

In 1972, Zhou Enlai, premier of Communist China, was asked his opinion of the French Revolution’s consequences. His famous, and supposedly sagacious, reply: “It’s too early to tell.”

Only he wasn’t, apparently, referring to the upheavals of 1789 to 1799 but to the French student uprisings and anarchist/Communist/socialist strikes of 1968. He wasn’t taking the long view; he was saying, “no comment.”

But if the question had been, “Premier, what is your opinion of the Second Vatican Council’s results?” He would, indeed, have been wise to say, “It’s too early to tell.” …

The Real Spirit of Vatican II, by H. W. Crocker III

The Crisis Behind America’s Mental Health Crisis, by Carole Lieberman

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: The Splendor of Catholic Moral Theology

By H. W. Crocker III, Crisis Magazine, May 25, 2026

The manner in which the Barque of Peter has weathered the cultural storms surrounding the era of the Second Vatican Council should give us all hope.

In 1972, Zhou Enlai, premier of Communist China, was asked his opinion of the French Revolution’s consequences. His famous, and supposedly sagacious, reply: “It’s too early to tell.”

Only he wasn’t, apparently, referring to the upheavals of 1789 to 1799 but to the French student uprisings and anarchist/Communist/socialist strikes of 1968. He wasn’t taking the long view; he was saying, “no comment.”

But if the question had been, “Premier, what is your opinion of the Second Vatican Council’s results?” He would, indeed, have been wise to say, “It’s too early to tell.” …

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