The Anti-Marian Current at Vatican II

by Anonymous Catholic
It is widely acknowledged among traditionalists that the Second Vatican Council contained many elements which were designed to appease non-Catholics. This is most obvious in the changes which were later made to the Mass and the failure to condemn Communism at the time of the Council itself. However this non-Catholic appeasement also worked in an extraordinary way against devotion to the Mother of God, who was in many ways directly insulted by the progressive Council Fathers.
Miracles thwart Modernism
While the main reason for this was the all-pervading Masonic ecumenism of the Council, two lesser motives were also at work. One of these is a Modernist trend toward denigrating miracles.
Modernists do not mind acknowledging Our Lady as an historical fact; after all, there is little doubt that She was a real person who existed in time and gave birth to Jesus Christ. Other religions and cults also venerate the mother of their prophets. But Modernists are less tolerant …