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[man] The Vatican Ecumenical Council

The Vatican EcumenicalCouncil. This is only the secondin 400 years. The council's...

Rebel Hearts • 2021

[man] The Vatican Ecumenical
Council. This is only the second
in 400 years. The council's immediate aim is to make church
laws more compatible with modern times. [man 2] The council produced
16 documents designed to modernize the role of
the church in world affairs. All the decrees of Vatican II
brought enormous change to the culture of the church. For instance, the mass changed
to be set in the local language instead of in Latin. And in the pre-Vatican II days
there was this whole thing about women's blood
being polluting. And so, women were not
allowed into the sanctuary. But, you suddenly had women
serving in the area around the altar. That sent shockwaves

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[man] The Vatican Ecumenical Council.

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This is only the second in 400 years.

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The council's immediate aim is to make church laws more compatible with modern times.

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[man 2] The council produced 16 documents designed

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to modernize the role of the church in world affairs.

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All the decrees of Vatican II brought enormous change

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to the culture of the church.

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For instance, the mass changed to be set in the local language

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instead of in Latin.

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And in the pre-Vatican II days there was this whole thing

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about women's blood being polluting.

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And so, women were not allowed into the sanctuary.

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But, you suddenly had women serving in the area around the altar.

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That sent shockwaves.

Duration

55 seconds

Views

59

Timestamp in Movie

00:32:43

Uploaded

May 22, 2025

Genres

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Anchor Entertainment,Level Forward,Artemis Rising,XTR,Whitewater Films,Quiet,Merman

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Movie Summary

A look at Los Angeles's Sisters of the Immaculate Heart, nuns who challenged the patriarchal conventions of the Catholic Church 50 years ago and are still taking a stand today.