Joe and Jan wanted to provide a religious aspect to their children’s lives but putting them through Catholic school, always attending Sunday Mass, and being involved at Blessed Sacrament Church in Albany, New York. Being a family that always practiced religious sacraments and Masses, it can easily be understood why the Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II was such a big change for the Basiles. Vatican II was an event lead by the Pope that called for change in the church. Some examples of these changes included the priest saying the Mass in the native language of the people attending and the entire alter is now faced towards the pews. These changes were made in the celebration of Mass to allow the people attending to become more involved and better understand what is being done on the altar.
Having such a change occur in a religious community can produce varying responses amongst practicing believers. Some people who opposed Vatican II believed that making such changes pulled the Church away from its historic and ancient ideals. As for the people who supported the change, they felt that it was necessary in allowing the practicing believers to become more involved in the Mass. It is more popular to see the younger generation, like Joe and Jan’s children for example, become more accepting of this change because they were barely exposed to the traditional form of Mass therefore never creating a sense of connection.
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