A “Bad Council” has Deceived “Even the Elect”

In light of this and other documented evidence why do Catholics feel that they must hold on to Vatican II?

David Martin , Bio and Archives--July 29, 2026

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During the present epoch of post-conciliar confusion, we have Catholics who call themselves conservative but who follow the liberal Council of Vatican II thinking falsely that it was a legitimate council. They defend the Council by saying that it never called for change or the celebration of Mass versus populum (facing the people) and they deny its radical agenda by saying it never replaced Latin with vernacular or proposed the incorporation of indigenous elements into the Mass.

But in fact, Vatican II did just that. (1) The Vatican II document Sacrosanctum Concilium called for cultural diversity, which led to secular deviations like replacing Latin with vernacular or bringing into the Mass indigenous ‘feather dance liturgy’ as we’ve seen done at the Vatican and beyond. This indigenous “Catholic” worship can be traced back to Vatican II.

Consider the following excerpt from Sacrosanctum Concilium.

In the liturgy, the Church has no wish to impose a rigid uniformity (the old Mass) … rather does she respect the genius and talents of the various races and peoples. Anything in these peoples’ way of life which is not indissolubly bound up with superstition and error she studies with sympathy [and] in fact she admits such things into the liturgy itself. (Sacrosanctum Concilium 37)

What this did was to open the door to liturgical inculturation, which is widespread today with the use of vernacular and elements of pop culture, pagan dress, pagan liturgy, pagan music, etc. The ordinance and genius of the omnipotent Creator was cast aside for the so-called genius of races and peoples who are neither capable nor authorized to introduce elements of worship into the Mass. It’s all part of Rome’s latter-day ‘decentralization of the Church.’

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