[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland asks whether Vatican II surrendered to modernismLifeSite News ^ | August 10, 2026 | Emily MangiaracinaPosted on by ebb tide[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland asks whether Vatican II surrendered to modernismBishop Joseph Strickland pointed out that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger once described Gaudium et Spes as a kind of ‘counter syllabus’ in opposition to Pope Pius IX’s Syllabus of Errors. Bishop Joseph Strickland questioned in a recent video address whether the Second Vatican Council compromised with the modern world. This included almost everyone involved in the Second Vatican Council with “very few exceptions.” The prelate went on to directly address the Second Vatican Council, which he said deserves honest reflection. “Can the church engage the modern world without absorbing the assumptions of the modern world?