For a clearer picture, if you have the time and interest then please read:
The Ratzinger Report
An Exclusive Interview on the State of the Church
Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger with Vittorio Messori
Ignatius Press
1985
http://www.ignatiuspress.com/
Earlier this year I read all of Vatican Council II and last year I read all of the Council of Trent and this really helped. If you take the time to just read the source documents then you will have a better understanding of what is going on.
Another brilliant treatment of Vatican II is the Pope's speech to the Roman Curia in December 2005. It can be found here (about half-way down):
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