Also, the focus on most of those radical changes were on services and ceremonies--which I understand meant a lot to Catholics, especially at that time (early 60's). But radical John XXIII was in making services more "friendly" to the laity, he still stopped short of approving contraception or putting an end to celibacy or allowing divorce. And since John XXIII? Fifty years have gone by and church hasn't made any more changes--especially in regards to women, this in spite of women being allowed to fight in the military, being voted in as prime ministers, being world leaders, movers, and shakers.
Still, the Church stays the same on the topic of women as it pretty much always has--and that goes for John XXIII who's most radical change in regards to nuns was to let them wear more comfortable clothing. 
That, I think says it all. In fifty years, that's as radical as the church has been willing be. Now bishops are attacking nuns for feeding the poor rather than being more vocal against abortion and gays. Sounds like they prefer to undo the "radical" changes that led to independent nuns rather than go forward and pave the way for such nuns to be church leaders.
Yes, radical change can occur--but rarely does it occur when things are controlled from the top down rather than from the bottom up. You might as well argue the trickle down theory of economics. It's in place to keep things status quo, not to change them.
Edit history
Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
= new reply since forum marked as read