CL 719 The Second Vatican Council and the Code of Canon Law
The course shall investigate the documents of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, the fundamental fons of the Codex Iuris Canonici. The course will begin with an introduction to the Council itself from its inception by Pope John XXIII to the promulgation of its texts. The course shall then turn to the implementation of the conciliar texts and the revision of the Codex. The conciliar documents themselves shall be the primary focus.