Proclaiming a Prophetic Vision: Blessed John XXIII and the Second Vatican Council (Report‪)‬

In his keynote presentation on the occasion of the 75th anniversary meeting of the CCHA, Bishop Remi J. De Roo captures the excitement of preVatican II preparations; the human struggles of a diverse global church encountering the Roman Curia; the personality of John XXIII, and his contacts with outstanding theologians of that era. Coupled with these first person recollections is Bishop De Roo's call for further research on the influence of Canadian bishops at Vatican II, which he suggests "was well beyond their numbers." Dans son discours officiel, lors du 75e congres anniversaire de la Societe canadienne d'histoire de l'Eglise catholique (SCHEC), l'archeveque Remi J. De Roo a clairement communique l'essence de l'enthousiasme des preparations pre-Vatican II, des conflits humains d'une eglise universelle diversifiee face a la Curie romaine, de la personnalite de Jean XXIII, et de ses contacts avec des theologiens eminents de l'epoque. Parallelement a ces rememorations personnelles, l'archeveque lance un appel a plus de recherches sur l'influence que les eveques canadiens ont eu sur Vatican II, influence qui selon lui a ete bien plus importante que leur nombre