The Second Vatican Council, otherwise known as Vatican II, was a gathering of all the Bishops in the Catholic Church that was intended to "bring the Church up to date" (aggiornamento) as Pope John XXIII acknowledged that the Church stood in need of reinvigoration and reform. Session I was convened on October 11, 1962, which was attended by 2500 Bishops, the largest gathering in the Church's history. ... " The outdated traditions of the Church had turned many people away, which was a problem that Pope John XXIII wanted to address in order to make the message of faith more re...

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This newly formed gathering of people followed in Smith's steps as he set out to spread his word, and time and time again, in many various small towns and communities the Mormon members were teased and exiled from neighbors. ... He claimed to save all men who became lost by the confusion of religion and connection to god, and promised to deliver them to salvation from their lost state of religion. ... This became a democratization of free religion, and people began to move out of the old world and into the new world because of Whitefield's strong influence. ...

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In Acts 4: 4, we see that the number of men grew to about five thousand, and in Acts 6:7 we see that, the disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith. ... Their night gatherings and the ministry of the Lord's Supper were pictured as conspiracy meets. ...

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