61 Introduction The Second Vatican Council, convened by Pope John XXIII and continued by Pope Paul VI, took place from 1962 to 1965. It marked a turning point in the history of the Catholic Church. One of the key documents discussed and approved with 2162 votes on November 22, 1963, was Sacrosanctum Concilium(SC)59.According to John Baldovin, “Sacrosanctum Concilium marked a profound development in theology and had far-ranging implications for liturgical reform and renewal”60. This essay will discuss the theological principles in the document and its relevance to the contemporary Church. The Theological Principles in SC The first theological principle asserts that "Liturgy is the primary manifestation of the Church"61,reflecting the Council's intention to reform liturgy. The Constitution seeks to adapt the liturgy to 60 Catherine E. Clifford and Massimo Faggioli, eds., The Oxford Handbook of Vatican II, First edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023), 151. 61 Clifford and Faggioli, 2023. 59 Greg Brett. "The Liturgy Is the Church: Theological Exploration". Lecture, accessed 20 August 2024. Sacrosanctum Concilium and the Liturgy Duong Quoc Khoa SVD
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