Cardinal Zen: In Vatican II, Catholics hear ‘real voice of the Holy Spirit’Cardinal Joseph Zen, the emeritus Bishop of Hong Kong, has made an impassioned defense of the Second Vatican Council, criticizing both “extreme conservatives” and “extreme progressives” for rejecting the authority and authenticity of the conciliar documents. This interpretation of the Vatican II is often called a “hermeneutic of rupture.”Zen wrote that such interpretations are foreign to the nature of an ecumenical council. “The extreme conservatives say: The Church after the Vatican II is no more the Catholic Church I received baptism in. They have suggested that Vatican Council II should be in some way repudiated, either by Pope Francis or one of his eventual successors. “Through those documents you hear the real voice of the Holy Spirit,” he said.

Source: The Herald July 28, 2020 12:22 UTC