The Reception of Vatican II in Latin America: A North American Perspective

The article supplements the one by Ernesto Valiente published in the December 2012 issue of this journal. It adds information not covered by him, as well as first-hand observations on such matters as the impact of foreign religious on the region, Latin American contributions to Vatican II, the current standing of base ecclesial communities, the option for the poor, and the national missions requested at Aparecida 2007.