Vatican II gave rise to a less hierarchical and more outward-looking Catholicism and set the stage for once-unthinkable innovations like plainclothes nuns and the celebration of the Mass in English and other modern languages.
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Vatican II's changes to Catholicism were borne out of necessity because the church was concerned about losing members.
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