8.3. If Vatican II was so dangerous, why did so many bishops and priests accept it? Wouldn't God have prevented that if it were false?

This is a profound question—and history offers a sobering answer. Even in the early Church, many bishops fell into heresy (e.g., Arianism), leaving only a few faithful defenders like St. Athanasius. God allows His Church to undergo trials and purifications to test the faithful (cf. 1 Cor. 11:19: “For there must be also heresies: that they also, who are approved, may be made manifest among you.”)

Vatican II was not a divine act—it was a human council, falsely called "pastoral," whose innovations were engineered by modernist theologians long condemned by the pre-Vatican II popes (cf. Pascendi, Pius X). The acceptance of error by many bishops does not prove truth—it proves how deeply Modernism had infiltrated seminaries and Catholic institutions for decades. God respects human freedom, and just as He allowed Judas to betray Christ, He permits Church leaders to betray the Faith. But He also preserves a faithful remnant.