If you are reading JP II's SOURCES OF RENEWAL: THE IMPLEMENTATIN OF VATICAN II, written in 1979, you don't know WHAT Vatican II taught.  In that book, all JP II did was give what the council said and then, gave a paraphrase.



He missed most of what the Council was saying---and he had a very narrow interpretation of it.  For him, the hierarchy/clergy are in charge and the laity should keep their noses out of church business.  That's how he missed the sexual abuse scandal, too.  He couldn't fathom that such a thing like this could happen in the Church.  And during his pontificate and Benny's ---both missed the point that the laity are going to continue to put up with being led by the nose.  We're in a post-Christian era----and bishops, if they are being honest, understand that as well.