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Vatican II Opens With Ecumenical Purpose And Global Witness
A Rome diary notes October 1962 as a milestone as the Second Vatican Council convenes. It describes the council as the universal and ecumenical body of the Church, gathered by mandate to teach, govern, and sanctify in today’s world. The writer admires the diverse prelates from pagan lands united in faith, highlighting St Peter’s Dome and John XXIII as links between past and present.
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