A concern among many of the 2,200 churchmen at Vatican II was to truly make Catholicism a “church of the poor,” as Pope John XXIII put it shortly before convening the council. The bishops who gathered for Mass at the catacombs that November evening were devoted to seeing that commitment become a reality.
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Bishop Luigi Bettazzi, who died on July 16 at the age of 99 participated in the Second Vatican Council and was committed to promoting peace and dialogue.