En “estado de Concilio”. La prensa católica argentina y el inicio del Concilio vaticano II (1959-1962)

Abstract

At the end of the 1950s, John XXIII announced that he would convene a council that, finally under the name of the Second Ecumenical Vatican Council, began in 1962. The Argentine Catholic Church began a path of conflicts and tensions or an “earthquake” since Vatican II would not only deal with the revision of the Code of Canon Law, Christian unity and openness to the contemporary world, but it could also allow the projecting of a reform of the Church. Religious historiography in Argentina has paid particular attention to how the hierarchy rearranged itself in the pre-conciliar stage, arguing that it would have tried to hinder spaces for deliberation or reflection on Vatican II. In this article, the gaze is shifted towards the Catholic press through which the existence of projections, ideas and expectations regarding a possible renewal of the Church could be noticed.

Keywords

• catholic church
• catholic press
• argentine catholicism
• second vatican council ii