5.2. How were the sacraments changed after Vatican II?

Between 1968 and 1972, following the Second Vatican Council, all seven sacraments were revised under the authority of Paul VI. This was done under the pretense of making the sacraments more “understandable” and “pastoral” — but the reality is that the reforms:

• Altered the language of the rites to be ambiguous or ecumenical;

• Removed or suppressed key doctrinal expressions (e.g., references to sin, sacrifice, and the supernatural);

• Introduced doubtful intentions, especially regarding the sacrificial and propitiatory nature of the sacraments;

• Modeled the new rites after Protestant or modernist theology, rather than preserving Catholic tradition.

These changes were unprecedented in the history of the Church. Never before had the form, matter, and ceremonies of all the sacraments been systematically reworked, especially with input from Protestants (as in the case of the New Mass). The reformers, such as Archbishop Bugnini, aimed to create rites that would be “acceptable to our separated brethren” — i.e., heretics.

The result has been the widespread invalidity or doubtful validity of the sacraments in the Novus Ordo Church — leading to souls unknowingly being deprived of grace.

Further reading:

• The Question of Validity in the Post-Vatican II “Sacraments”