Tensions, reform and consensus : Vatican II in the itinerary of the Catholic Church in the twentieth century

To the contrary of what is commonly said, the tensions in the Catholic Church at the time of reception of the Council did not originate within the council, but are rooted in the course of the century prior to Vatican II. These tensions relate mainly to the relationship of the Catholic Church with the modern world. If the Fathers of the Second Vatican agreed to upgrade the Church, after a few decades some priests refused to follow the teachings of the Popes about the relationship of the Church with the modern world. Most bishops felt that they should return to those teachings used in different historical circumstances, and evaluate them in light of the context of the new changes in the world. The current opposition to the council refuses this insight or judgement and wants to go back to the positions of the Church of the nineteenth century.