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  Pope John Paul II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Paul II was succeeded by the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger of Germany, the former head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith who had led the Funeral Mass for John Paul II.
John Paul II was interred in the grottoes under the basilica, the Tomb of the Popes.
John Paul II said that it was up to the United Nations to solve the international conflict through diplomacy and that a unilateral aggression is a crime against peace and a violation of international law.
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 Pope John Paul I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Paul was the first pope to admit that the prospect of the papacy had daunted him to the point that other cardinals had to encourage him to accept it.
John Paul I intended to prepare an encyclical in order to confirm the lines of the Second Vatican Council ("an extraordinary long-range historical event and of growth for the Church", he said) and to enforce the Church's discipline in the life of priests and the faithful.
Pope John Paul was accused of being unable to handle the endless supply of documentation that was sent to him by Jean-Marie Cardinal Villot, the Cardinal Secretary of State.
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 John Paul II and the Crisis of Humanism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
John Paul II emerged from the heart of the Church and the priesthood, and he cannot be understood apart from that.
John Paul II is not the emblematic figure of the twentieth century simply because his teachings and witness, which have had such a demonstrable impact on the history of our times, will be institutionally extended into the future, unlike the teachings of Churchill, Lenin, Stalin, Mao, FDR, or Reagan.
John Paul II’s "theology of the body," which he laid out in 130 general audience addresses between 1979 and 1984, is arguably the most creative Christian response to the sexual revolution and its "pulverization" of the human person to be articulated in the twentieth century.
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 AllRefer.com - John Paul II (Roman Catholic Popes And Antipopes) - Encyclopedia
John Paul has continued to travel widely despite his increasing age and frailty, and by 2003 had visited more than 125 nations, having made 100 trips abroad.
John Paul has pursued ecumenism (primarily with the Anglican Communion and Orthodox churches) and has taken various steps to improve relations with Jews, including Vatican recognition of Israel and acknowledgment of Catholic failures in responding to the Holocaust.
John Paul has issued two encyclicals (1981, 1991) on economic issues in which he praised free-market economies but criticized the inadequacies and injustices of both capitalism and Communism.
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 John Paul II. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
John Paul pursued ecumenism (primarily with the Anglican Communion and Orthodox churches), although he was unsuccessful in arranging a visit to Russia, and took various steps to improve relations with Jews, including Vatican recognition of Israel and acknowledgment of Catholic failures in responding to the Holocaust.
John Paul issued two encyclicals (1981, 1991) on economic issues in which he praised free-market economies but criticized the inadequacies and injustices of both capitalism and Communism.
A charismatic, forceful, and multilingual man whose own faith was marked by deep piety and mysticism, John Paul II humanized the papacy and managed to connect personally with the many thousands that gathered whenever he visited a foreign land.
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 CBC News Indepth: POPE JOHN PAUL II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Elected at only 58 – on Oct. 16, 1978John Paul II was the youngest pope of the 20th century, and the first non-Italian pope since the 15th century.
John Paul II suffered from Parkinson's disease, an arthritic knee, an aching hip and the lingering effects of the 1981 assassination attempt.
In October 2004, Pope John Paul II announced a major Catholic conference would be held in Quebec City to coincide with the city's 400th anniversary.
www.cbc.ca /news/obit/pope   (1644 words)

  
 RELIGION-John-Paul-Sainthood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Vatican must confirm one miracle from after John Paul's death for him to be beatified, and a second miracle occurring after the beatification for him to be made a saint.
Some churchmen have suggested John Paul could also be declared a martyr, which would spare the Vatican from having to confirm a miracle for him to be beatified.
John Paul survived a 1981 attempt on his life and suffered for many years from Parkinson's disease.
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 John Paul II
John Paul pursued ecumenism (primarily with the Anglican Communion and Orthodox churches), although he was unsuccessful in arranging a visit to Russia, and took various steps to improve relations with Jews, including Vatican recognition of Israel and acknowledgment of Catholic failures in responding to the
John Paul II - John Paul II (Karol Józef Wojtyła) pope Birthplace: Wadowice, Poland Born: 1920 Died:...
Pope John Paul II and the dignity of the human being.
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 Pope John Paul II biography
Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II, né Karol Józef Wojtyła (born May 18, 1920), the bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic church since 1978, the first non-Italian pope in 455 years and the first ever from a Slavic country.
John Paul II has beatified and canonised far more saints than any other previous pope in history.
The length of his term is in extreme contrast with that of his predecessor John Paul I, who died suddenly after only 33 days in office (and in whose memory John Paul II named himself).
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 Papal Transition: On papal conclave & election of the next pope by Thomas J. Reese, S.J.
John Paul II again ignored church rules and raised the number of cardinal electors to 135 on Oct. 21, 2003, as he did in 2001.
In 1970 Paul VI reformed the college of cardinals by increasing the number of electors to 120, not counting those 80 years of age and over who were excluded as electors.
John Paul II exceeded this limit by two in 1998 and by 15 in 2001 and 2003.
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 Patron Saints Index: Pope John Paul II
In 1976 he was invited by Pope Paul VI to preach the lenten sermons to the members of the Papal Household.
John Paul II is the most traveled pope in history, having visited nearly every country in the world which would receive him.
In the summer of 1995, Pope John Paul II began a lengthy catechisis on the Blessed Virgin Mary during his weekly Angelus addresses, culminating on 25 October 1995, with his instruction on Our Lady's active participation in the Sacrifice of Calvary.
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 Photographs of John Paul II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
John Paul II with the B'nai B'rith (Mar. 22, 1984).
John Paul II with heretics, schismatics and pagans at Assisi (Oct. 27, 1986).
John Paul II at "Mass" in Papua, New Guinea (May 8, 1984) where the epistle is read by a bare-breasted woman.
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 The Liberalism of John Paul II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
John Rawls or Richard Rorty or the Supreme Court, claiming to speak in the name of liberalism, may have intimidated us, but the fault is with our timidity.
With Leo XIII, John Paul declares that "the individual, the family, and society are prior to the State." The state exists to serve and protect individuals and institutions that have priority.
The stakes in that effort are very high, as John Paul sets forth with such urgency in Evangelium Vitae’s dramatic portrayal of the conflict between "the culture of life" and "the culture of death." But these and other questions are for another time.
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 Home - TheologyOfTheBody.net
All of these questions and many more are answered in Pope John Paul II's 129 Wednesday audiences, which were given between the years 1979 and 1984.
His reflections are based on Scripture (especially the Gospels, St. Paul and the Book of Genesis), and contain a vision of the human person truly worthy of man. John Paul II discusses who man was in the beginning, who he is now (after original sin), and who he will be in the age to come.
John Paul II debunks the myth that the Catholic Church is "down on sex." through both his 'Theology of the Body' and other earlier works including 'Love and Responsibility'.
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 The "unofficial" Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II (1920-) is said to be the most recognized person in the world.
Born in Wadowice, Poland on May 18, to an administrative officer in the Polish army and a former schoolteacher.
frontline: john paul II - the millennial pope
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 John Paul II
John Paul II plays power politics with a skill that awes world leaders.
Pope John Paul and former President Reagan successfully plotted the downfall of the Communist Empire (Time, February 24, 1992).
"John Paul's goal is a geopolitical structure for the society of nations designed and maintained according to the ethical plans and doctrinal outlines of Christianity as taught and propagated by the Roman pontiff as the Vicar of Christ."
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 Biographical Sketch of Pope John Paul II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
On October 16, 1978, at age 58, he was elected to succeed Pope John Paul I. He was the first Polish pope and also the first non-Italian pope since Pope Adrian VI in 1522.
That same year Pope John Paul II suffered severe wounds when he was shot as he entered St. Peter's Square to address a general audience.
Pope John Paul II - The Pope from Poland
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 MAN OF 1994: Pope John Paul II
John Paul's dissatisfaction with some of the church's traditional priestly operatives - like the Jesuits, whom he perceived until recently as becoming too liberal - has led him to encourage lay Catholic movements such as Opus Dei.
John Paul likes to spend his vacations hiking with the Rev. Father Tadeusz Styczen (pronounced Stee-chen), the Polish philosopher who succeeded to Wojtyla's chair at the University of Lublin and plays a key role in the shaping of his encyclicals.
Paul in I Corinthians declares, "Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!" Despite his belief in the redemptive power of human suffering, John Paul feels deep personal anguish at the conflicts that have devastated the peoples of Rwanda and Bosnia.
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 frontline: john paul II - the millennial pope | PBS
FRONTLINE's "Pope John Paul II-The Millennial Pope," a bold and innovative new biography on this controversial world leader, is a journey through the 20th century to the sources of John Paul II's character and beliefs and the passionate reaction to him.
In the two decades John Paul II has commanded the world stage, re-invigorating the Catholic Church in much of the world, he has defined himself by his opposition to many of the dominant secular ideologies and passions of our time: communism, feminism, capitalism and consumerism.
Their stories are evocative of major themes in the Pope's life: the shaping influence of his youth in Poland, his remarkable relationship with Jews, his part in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, his battle with liberation theology, his repudiation of the ordination of women, and his relentless exhortation to faith.
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 BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Profile: Pope John Paul II
Karol Wojtyla took the name of John Paul II after being elected in a two-day session of the College of Cardinals sitting in the Sistine Chapel.
During the Nazi occupation in World War II he studied theology - in hiding for part of the time - and was eventually ordained a priest in 1946.
John Paul II has never been a man to remain shrouded behind the walls of the Vatican.
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 Pope John Paul II Biography Life 100 Top Links JOHN PAUL II Papal Papacy
Born Karol Joseph Wojtyla (Voy-tee-wah) in Wadowice, Poland, Pope John Paul II is the first Slav to head the Roman Catholic Church, the first non-Italian pope in 455 years, the youngest pope in a century, and the first since Pius II in the 15th century to be a man of letters.
Centessimus Annus, John Paul II, On the Hundredth Anniversary of "Rerum Novarum," 1991 Christifideles Laici, John Paul II, Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the Vocation and Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and in the World December 30, 1988 Christmas Message to Children, Pope John Paul II, December 15, 1994.
There is mounting evidence that Pope John Paul II may declare Mary the Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate of humanity as an official Catholic dogma (article of faith) in the very...
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 Amazon.com: Books: For the Children: Words of Love and Inspiration from His Holiness Pope John II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Poetry of Pope John Paul II by Pope John Paul II
This collection of quotes from Pope John Paul II is a testimonial to his love and respect for the children of the world.
Pope John Paul II is a very wise man, one of the biggest peacemakers of our time.
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 Amazon.com: Books: John Paul II: A Personal Portrait of the Pope and the Man   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
John Paul II: A Light for the World--Essays and Reflections on the Papacy of John Paul II by Mary Ann Walsh
John Paul II is a publishing indusrty unto himself, Either his own dense,sometimes obtuse tomes or the cottage industry of mostly fawning books about his pontificate.
I once dreamt that I was sitting in the Vatican gardens at a picnic table with pope John Paul II over a coke and sandwich, and we were having an intimate conversation.
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John Paul II gears up for first year at varsity level
Much news coverage was devoted to the deaths this spring of Terry Schiavo and Pope John Paul II.
But even she was awestruck to hear Pope John Paul II compliment him after he led a choir at St. Peter's Basilica on a 1987 trip to Rome.
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 Pope John Paul II News
Four months after he died, Pope John Paul II was honored with a moment of silence at the end of Tuesday's Town Council meeting.
Cuban-Americans in Miami are expressing outrage at Pope John Paul II's renewed opposition to the U.S. embargo of Cuba.
Pope John Paul II put lobbying against gay marriage at the top of the Vatican's agenda for 2005 and also urged politicians in prosperous nations Monday to do more for the millions of hungry people around the...
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