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The Roman Catholic Church: Belief, Practice, and Continuing Tensions 50 Years After Vatican II. The immense promise of the Council and its startlingly evangelical, ecumenical, and inter-faith understanding of its place in the world of the 20th century hit many snags and occasioned a backlash from which the church, though very diminished, is just emerging. This presentation will offer a general introduction to Catholic belief and practice and an analysis of the continuing struggle happening under the surface between forces of renewal and traditionalists seeking to blunt reforming efforts, even those now championed by Francis, the present Bishop of Rome.