Councils can be corrected — historical precedent explained.
Bishop Athanasius Schneider argues that the answer is yes—provided the teaching in question was not presented as a definitive act of the Church's Magisterium.

He points to historical precedent, arguing that non-definitive formulations have been clarified or corrected before, including after the Council of Florence.

His conclusion?

If parts of Vatican II were intentionally pastoral rather than definitive, future popes could clarify or even correct ambiguous formulations.

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