Being myself a Father of the Council, I experienced personally the solidarity and collegiality which we felt as we kept on voting on the "aggiornamento" of the Church. The kind of Church which is pictured in the Council documents evidently is a church of communion with a leadership of service, the ideal of a more decentralized and open Church, with intimate relationships between clergy and laity.
Canadian Catholic bishop (1929–2022)
Showing quotes in randomized order to avoid selection bias. Click Popular for most popular quotes.