Synopses & Reviews
Only two years after the Second Vatican Council concluded in 1965, Catholics around the world welcomed the publication of
The Rhine Flows Into the Tiber, a history of the Council published worldwide in four languages. Widely hailed for its balanced, factual reporting, this eye-opening insider's account was written by Rev. Ralph M. Wiltgen, a priest and professional journalist who was an eyewitness with unparalleled access to the principal figures and events of the Council.
The Inside Story of Vatican II is a revised, updated edition of that ground-breaking contemporary account, which details in particular the crucial influence on the Council's proceedings exerted by its German-speaking bishops. As Catholics continue to debate the meaning and impact of Vatican II, they will find this book an indispensable guide for understanding what actually took place there behind the scenes.
Synopsis
Unbiased, definitive, popularly written history of Vatican II. Tells it like it really happened. Filled with facts. Totally absorbing. Shows the efforts of the \"Rhine Fathers\" to take control of the Council. Crucial to understand what is shaping the Church today. Impr. 304 pgs, PB
About the Author
The Rev. Father Ralph M. Wiltgen, S.V.D., was born in 1921 at Chicago, Illinois. After become a Divine Word Missionary in 1938, he received Holy Orders twelve years later, and eventually composed a history of Vatican II entitled
The Rhine Flows into the Tiber. Father Wiltgen also authored such works as
The Religious Life Defined and
Gold Coast Mission History. His
The Rhine Flows was originally published in the 1960s with the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur. It was also printed by TAN in 1985.