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What two future popes saw at the Second Vatican Council
Denver Newsroom, Oct 18, 2022 / 09:00 am
Sixty years ago this month, the Second Vatican Council brought together thousands of bishops, Catholic leaders and even non-Catholic observers to reflect on the role of the Church in the modern world.
Pope Francis’ two immediate predecessors, John Paul II and Benedict XVI, were eyewitnesses to this three-year event, which took place from 1962 to 1965.
After they were elected to the papacy, their pontificates brought the legacy of the Second Vatican Council into the 21st century and taught generations of Catholics how to bring Christ into their lives — and into the world.
For Benedict XVI, the council brought ‘joy, hope, and encouragement’
“It was a unique experience for me, after all the fervor and enthusiasm of preparation, I could see a living Church,” he said in an October 2012 general audience.
Benedict recounted how almost 3,000 council fathers joined Pope John XXIII to bring t