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A Renewed Vision: Vatican II on the Church’s Hierarchy

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General view of the arrival of Pope John XXIII in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, on October 11, 1962 during the opening Mass of the first session of the Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II.

COMMENTARY: Chapter 3 of ‘Lumen Gentium’ marked a renewed awareness of the vital significance of bishops, priests and deacons in the Church.