TheCentral Preparatory Commission was the body that co-ordinated the preparation of the schemas for theSecond Vatican Council. It was established byPope John XXIII on June 5, 1960. It had 120 members, includingcardinals andbishops, amongst them wasCardinal Giovanni Battista Montini (the future Pope Paul VI),Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, andCardinal Ottaviani whochaired the Commission.
It had been expected that the members of the preparatory commissions, where theRoman Curia was heavily represented, would be confirmed as the majorities on the conciliar commissions.[1][2] Senior French CardinalAchille Liénart addressed the council, saying that the bishops could not intelligently vote for strangers. He asked that the vote be postponed to give all the bishops a chance to draw up their own lists. German CardinalJosef Frings seconded that proposal, and the vote was postponed.[2] The very first meeting of the council adjourned after only fifteen minutes.[3]
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