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The Revolutionary Pope
In a surprise announcement, Pope John XXIII called all the world鈥檚 Catholic bishops and cardinals to Rome to discuss modernising the Church. The discussions, in the early 1960s, led to major changes in the practice and outlook of millions of Catholics. But not everyone welcomed the reforms. Msgr John Strynkowski was a student priest in Rome at the time of the ecumenical council, which became known as 'Vatican II'. He remembers the excitement and controversy surrounding the discussions.
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