[Pete Vere] Vatican II was a very traditional council. In fact it restored the Eastern Catholic Tradition that had been severely Latinized for decades and reinvigorated dialogue between East and West. In fact, the only area where Vatican II really broke with Tradition was that Eastern Orthodox bishops (to my knowledge) were not invited to attend as full participants as they had previous Councils in West (including Trent and Vatican I). I would encourage anyone who thinks differently to study (Melkite) Patriarch Maximos III and his great leadership he provided to Eastern Catholics at the Second Vatican Council.