L'École française de spiritualité a-t-elle préparé Vatican II ? Une influence profonde, souvent méconnue
De Bérulle à de Lubac, une tradition spirituelle française irrigue discrètement plusieurs grandes intuitions du concile. Did the French School of Spirituality prepare the way for the Second Vatican Council? Founded in the 17th century by figures such as Pierre de Bérulle, Charles de Condren, Jean-Jacques Olier and Saint John Eudes, the French School of Spirituality emphasized the mystery of the Incarnation, the priesthood, holiness and the interior life. Although separated from the Second Vatican Council by three centuries, its spiritual legacy continued to shape Catholic thought through seminaries, religious communities and French theologians. This article explores whether Vatican II inherited some of the French School's deepest intuitions. Rather than claiming a direct line of influence, it highlights historical continuities in ecclesiology, spirituality, the universal call to holiness and the theology of the priesthood. It also examines the role of twentieth-century theologi...