An Inside Look at the Vatican: The Secretariat of State

19K views · 2.2K reactions | Vatican News continues with its inside look at the history, objectives and “mission budgets” of the various Vatican offices assisting the Pope in his pastoral ministry. Featured here is the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization with an interview with the President, Archbishop Rino Fisichella. | Vatican News | Facebook

11K views · 120 reactions | Did you know that Catholics actually can't reject the Second Vatican Council and it's teachings? "Traditionalist" Catholic Timothy Gordon tells us why from his research into and about the council documents. Watch this full episode of Pints with Aquinas here >>> https://bit.ly/3oVtjnE | Matt Fradd | Facebook

Friends, I'm a traditionalist—I stand with Christian revelation and the entirety of the Church’s teaching, from the Council of Jerusalem through Nicaea, Chalcedon, and Trent. Since the Church’s tradition includes the Second Vatican Council, it's therefore impossible to repudiate Vatican II and claim to be a faithful traditionalist. There's nothing traditional about rejecting an ecumenical council. The Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), a gathering of Catholic bishops from around the world, was