Was pre-Vatican II a “Golden Era” or just an age of complusion and showing up?
You don’t fix what’s not broken; you don’t change what’s working. These are basic concepts upon which man and society typically operate.
So, what happened with pre-Vatican II Catholicism? Why was Vatican II called to begin with? Why were the “Spirit of Vatican II” forces permitted to carry out their acts of rupture?
The ’40s and ‘50s have been considered the “Golden Era” of American Catholicism. Churches were full on Sunday; Catholic schools were full during the day; Catholics were finally being accepted into the mainstream. But, obviously the “Golden Era” wasn’t so golden after all because of the very fact that Vatican II was called in the first place and that the “Spirit of Vatican II” was permitted to hold the sway that it did.
