AdvertisementVatican II: A Half-Century Later, A Mixed Legacy05:31Download AudioResumeOctober 11, 2012Sylvia PoggiolifacebookEmailThousands of faithful Catholics carry torches in a procession in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Oct. 11, 1962, the opening day of the historic Second Vatican Council. Over a three-year period, more than 2,000 bishops from around the world issued 16 landmark documents, which championed a more inclusive, less hierarchical and open church. (AP)