I have come to the reluctant conclusion that aggiornamento (updating, bringing up to date), the slogan under which the Second Vatican Council has received its major publicity, is both unsound and mischievous. It has not been an easy conclusion to come to. Like so many others, I have been inclined to feel nothing but enthusiasm and gratitude for the Council and its work. I still am; but the slogan aggiornamento, which is supposed to describe the very spirit of the Council, troubles me greatly.
Herberg
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