The conflict of interpretations about the reception of Vatican II

The Catholic Church h as been working during the last 50 years in the reception of the Second Vatican Council. So, it is not surprising that different interpretations about what happened during the Council and its texts has been in conflicts, because both its preparation and in its sessions were full of different interpretations. We can distinguish several hermeneutical efforts during the reception of the Vatican II. We can identify a period of "hermeneutical problematization" after de extraordinary Sinode of Bishops that took place to commemorate the 20 years of the Council. We can highlight in this period some milestones of this period and several new theological approximations about the Council: Benedict XVI's and its "hermeneutics of the reform"; Hunermann's affirmation that Vatican II is a "constitutional text about our faith" that leaves behind some previous ecclesiastical figures; Theobald's "pastoral principle" as a key; O'Meally's affirmation that the greatest novelty of the Council is a new rhetoric and a new language. Such contributions will not put to an end the conflicts of interpretation of the Council but they will contribute to overcome exclusive polarities.