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The first three Ford boys, Andrew, James and Simon, were born during the years of the Second Vatican Council. Paul and John came along shortly after but Mark, fourteen years younger than Andrew, was definitely born in the post-Vatican 2 era. One of the challenges for Catholic children growing up in the post Vatican 2 world was overcoming the beliefs and practices of their pre-Vatican 2 parents. George and Anne Ford, devout Catholics, schooled in the traditions of the Church, were among the many who felt a sense of confusion and betrayal following the Council. There was a lot of change in the way things were done, including the Mass being said in English instead of Latin. They were caught in the tension created by their obligation to obey the Pope and their desire to hold onto the beli
