一场危险的戏剧

n the eve of the last session of the Second Vatican Council, it is quite clear that a profound change has taken effect. Even the prevailing mood of those who originally expected pro- gressive steps in the Roman Catholic Church has changed. The mood is now one of sober realization that any hope in this direction must be abandoned. One bishop, returning last June from Rome, where he participated in the preparations for the session, said quizzi- cally, “I guess that this council has had two phases, the phase of Pope John when hopes were high, and the phase of Pope Paul when all is returning more or less to a new status quo. …