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Post-Vatican II
Renewal of Catholic
Church Life
a. Relative emphases of Pre-Vatican II Church
> traditionalist, inward-looking (preservation of
Tradition)
> Church as institution and hierarchy
> Church as sacrament of salvation for the
world
> holiness as flight from the world
b. Relative emphases of Post-Vatican II Church
> responsive, outward-looking (openness and
dialogue with the world)
> Church as community and servant
> Gods redemptive grace active in all human
history
> holiness as active engagement in the world