Real priests can help us keep the faith

YOUR two page special investigation (Keeping the Faith, June 24) continues to roll out the 40-year myth which should never have happened.

Vatican II was never fully explained, taught, or properly understood. It also was never implemented and so ended up being both divisive and detrimental to the church, as the last four decades have more than proved.

To continue to hear the beat of the anti-celibacy drum, to listen to countless priests saying they have no problems with women priests and to read many comments made by bishops in the media makes one wonder “what if?” If these and other Vatican II items had been realised, would the Church have fared better?