Central Preparatory Commission

The Central Preparatory Commission was the body that co-ordinated the preparation of the schemas for the Second Vatican Council. It was established by Pope John XXIII on June 5, 1960. It had 120 members, including cardinals and bishops, and was chaired by Alfredo Ottaviani.

Nomination controversy

It had been expected that the members of the preparatory commissions, where the Curia was heavily represented, would be confirmed as the majorities on the conciliar commissions.^[1][2] Senior French Cardinal Achille Liénart addressed the Council, saying that the bishops could not intelligently vote for strangers. He asked that the vote be postponed to give all the bishops a chance to draw up their own lists. German Cardinal Josef Frings seconded that proposal, and the vote was postponed.^[2] The very first meeting of the Council adjourned after only fifteen minutes.^[3]

Members

• Bernardus Johannes Alfrink

• Karl Joseph Alter

• Augustin Bea

• Octavio Beras Rojas

• Michael Browne

• John D'Alton

• Julius Döpfner

• Pericle Felici (Secretary-general)

• Josef Frings

• Denis Hurley

• Franz König

• Marcel Lefebvre

• Paul-Émile Léger

• Achille Liénart

• Giovanni Battista Montini

• Alfredo Ottaviani - Chair

• Jérôme Rakotomalala

• Joseph Ritter

• Ernesto Ruffini

• Leo Joseph Suenens

• Bernard Yago

References

1. ↑ Alberigo, Giuseppe; Sherry, Matthew (2006). A Brief History of Vatican II. Maryknoll: Orbis Books. p. 24. ISBN 1-57075-638-4. 
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sullivan, Maureen (2002). 101 Questions and Answers on Vatican II. New York: Paulist Press. p. 27. ISBN 0-8091-4133-7. 
3. ↑ Hahnenberg, Edward (2007). A Concise Guide to the Documents of Vatican II. City: Saint Anthony Messenger Press. p. 4. ISBN 0-86716-552-9.