WHO WAS INVOLVED?
Pope John Paul XXIII: When Pope John Paul XXIII was elected, there was great shock when he called the Second Vatican Council as he was expected to be a “transitional pope, not a groundbreaker” (McBrien, 2008, p. 156).
Pope Pius XII: Pope Pius XII had begun to pave the way for the new ideas that would permeate the Second Vatican Council as he was already fostering greater openness with the lay community by advising the religious community to modernise the way they practiced ritual and prayer in the early 1950s (Cresp, 2012).
Pope Leo XIII: Pope Leo XIII was well regarded for his social justice work through which he fought for the human rights of workers and the greater empowerment of the laity during the early 1890s when labourer’s rights were routinely abused during the time of the industrial revolution (Shreiter, 1999).
Pope Paul VI: Pope Paul VI took over the Second Vatican Council upon the death of Pope John Paul XXIII. He continued the push for reform and renewal and remained pope until his death in 1978 (McBrien, 2008).
Pope Pius XII: Pope Pius XII had begun to pave the way for the new ideas that would permeate the Second Vatican Council as he was already fostering greater openness with the lay community by advising the religious community to modernise the way they practiced ritual and prayer in the early 1950s (Cresp, 2012).
Pope Leo XIII: Pope Leo XIII was well regarded for his social justice work through which he fought for the human rights of workers and the greater empowerment of the laity during the early 1890s when labourer’s rights were routinely abused during the time of the industrial revolution (Shreiter, 1999).
Pope Paul VI: Pope Paul VI took over the Second Vatican Council upon the death of Pope John Paul XXIII. He continued the push for reform and renewal and remained pope until his death in 1978 (McBrien, 2008).