Vatican II made great strides forward with regard to both Marian doctrine and devotion

The Second Vatican Council made great strides forward with regard to both Marian doctrine and devotion. It is impossible to include here in its entirety the marvelous eighth chapter of the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium, but it should be done.

When I participated in the Council, I found reflected in this chapter all my earlier youthful experiences, as well as those special bonds which continue to unite me to the Mother of God in ever new ways.

Saint John Paul II,

Vittorio Messori. “Crossing the Threshold of Hope” (1994) p.373