One outcome of Vatican II was to allow for a greater role of the laity.

One outcome of Vatican II was to allow for a greater role of the laity.

• A. Allowed for greater role of the laity
• B. Ended lay participation
• C. Reduced ecumenism
• D. Separated Protestants from Catholics

Answer: (A)

Vatican II expanded the role of laypeople in the Church by teaching that all baptized Christians share in its mission. It encouraged active participation in worship and in parish life, and it trusted lay people to take on leadership, teaching, and service roles within the community. This shift shows why the outcome was a greater role for the laity, not a reduction or removal of lay involvement. The other statements don’t fit because they describe the opposite (ending lay participation), or changes that Vatican II did not promote (reducing ecumenism or separating Protestants from Catholics).

Vatican II expanded the role of laypeople in the Church by teaching that all baptized Christians share in its mission. It encouraged active participation in worship and in parish life, and it trusted lay people to take on leadership, teaching, and service roles within the community. This shift shows why the outcome was a greater role for the laity, not a reduction or removal of lay involvement. The other statements don’t fit because they describe the opposite (ending lay participation), or changes that Vatican II did not promote (reducing ecumenism or separating Protestants from Catholics).