They rejected Our Lady at Vatican II — What happened next? | Dr. Maike Hickson at LifeSite
They rejected Our Lady at Vatican II — What happened next? | Dr. Maike Hickson
At the Second Vatican Council, something shocking happened: The Blessed Virgin Mary was pushed aside. A schema dedicated to her role in salvation was discarded. Cardinal Josef Frings and his peritus, Joseph Ratzinger, argued that a separate document on Our Lady would alienate Protestants. The vote succeeded. Our Lady, in effect, was asked to leave the wedding feast.
Dr. Maike Hickson recounts this history through the eyes of her late husband, who was present at the Council. Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre wept after the vote of October 29, 1963 — the day the Marian schema was buried. “The Virgin Mary left discreetly in profound silence,” Lefebvre wrote, “so discreetly that the words ‘They have no wine’ remained unsaid.” A year later, when Pope Paul VI declared Mary “Mother of the Church,” an audible hiss filled St. Peter’s. …