Pressed by a Double Loyalty: Hungarian Attendance at the Second Vatican Council, 1959-1965

Rarely are results of Hungarian historiography published in a foreign language.1 Thus, András Fejérdy's volume, which examines the attendance of the Hungarian bishops at the Second Vatican Council, is particularly worthy of notice as it examines their participation in the light of the Ostpoliti...

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Published in:The Catholic historical review 2018, Vol.104 (1), p.153-156
Main Author: Toth, Krisztina
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
Archives & records
Attitudes
Catholicism
Clergy
Councils
Editing
Historical analysis
Historiography
Hungarian language
Late Modern European
Religion
Religious history
Second language writing
Truth
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Summary:Rarely are results of Hungarian historiography published in a foreign language.1 Thus, András Fejérdy's volume, which examines the attendance of the Hungarian bishops at the Second Vatican Council, is particularly worthy of notice as it examines their participation in the light of the Ostpolitik, relying heavily, as it does on Hungarian government archives.[...]it was hoped that the attendance of all bishops at the Council would be permitted.The reviewer personally examined each of the documents in the Archives of the Vatican Council II: the actual texts, covering letters, the Hungarian signatures on other submissions-which were also a means for the Hungarians to express their opinions confidentially-as well as the signatures of other Council Fathers on Hungarian contributions; had they been included they all could have provided much important information in the writing of this volume had the author elected to use these important sources.MTA-PPKE Vilmos Fraknói Vatican Historical Research Group KRISZTINA TÓTH 1.This review was prepared under the aegis of the MTA-PPKE Vilmos Fraknói Vatican Historical Research Group. 2.John XXIII, Pacem in terris [Encyclical on Establishing Universal Peace in Truth, Justice, Charity, and Liberty] (April 11, 1963), ?158, Acta Apostolica Sedis 55 (1963), 300, accessed online at http://w.2.vatican.va/content/john-xxiii/en/ebcckucaks/dicznebts/hf_jxxiii_enc_11041963_pacem.html 3.For example, Sándor Kovács, Bishop of Szombathely, was a member of the Pontifical Liturgical Council; József Ijjas from 1967 was a member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity; and József Bánk from 1967 was a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law.
ISSN:0008-8080
1534-0708
DOI:10.1353/cat.2018.0015