Trent 2010

Back to the Future

Abstract

There is an apocryphal story told about Cardinal Ottaviani, the archconservative head of the Holy Office. True to his motto, semper idem – always the same, he did his best to prevent the progressive turn of the Second Vatican Council. As the story goes, one morning he was getting late for a session of the Council. He jumped into the nearest Roman taxi and yelled, “Take me to the Council!” The cabbie drove him straight to Trent!