Is It Magisterial or Isn’t It?

The Deacon and the Doc are back for another season of conversations, not only about the teachings and legacy of the Second Vatican Council, but the ongoing Eucharistic Revival in the United States.

It's with some of Vatican II's legacy that we start off this season. Only three years after the close of the council, Pope St. Paul VI issued his 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae. Its promulgation triggered waves of dissent within the Church and dismissal by observers from outside. Well, it's back in the news again. The Deacon and the Doc tackle the recent hub-bub and…questionable tweets!…coming out of the Pontifical Academy for Life. The  encyclical's magisterial status is being questioned and, therefore, the permanence of its teachings. Dcn. Mike Beauvais breaks it down for you. Along the way, the Deacon & the Doc zero in on the absurdity of debating theological questions (especially!) over the medium of Twitter.

If you live in the Bryan-College Station area or in Central Texas, go now to redcradio.org/vc260 and sign up for at least one of our numerous in-person classes this fall to learn more about Vatican II. Read its documents or dive deeper by reading the book Reclaiming Vatican II.