The schema, or draft document, prepared for the first council session (October–December 1962) reflected the conservative theology of the Holy Office under Cardinal Ottaviani. Pope John intervened directly to promote instead the preparation of a new draft which was assigned to a mixed commission of conservatives and progressives, and it was this on which the final document was based.The HarperCollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism, San Francisco, 1995, p. 425: Raymond Brown, The Critical Meaning of the Bible, Paulist Press (1981), page 18 The final draft was significantly influenced by the work of Dominican theologian Yves Congar, who had been appointed a peritus (expert advisor) at the council.
The schema or draft document prepared for the first council session (October–December 1962) reflected the conservative theology of the Holy Office under Cardinal Ottaviani Pope John intervened directly to promote instead the preparation of a new draft which was assigned to a mixed commission of conservatives and progressives and it was this on which the final document was basedThe HarperCollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism San Francisco 1995 p 425 Raymond Brown The Critical Meaning of the Bible Paulist Press (1981) page 18 The final draft was significantly influenced by the work of Dominican theologian Yves Congar who had been appointed a peritus (expert advisor) at the council