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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 was a considered a conservative on doctrine and issues relating to reproduction and the ordination of women.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Pope John Paul II
John Paul II called upon Catholics to vote according to their beliefs, even if they were based on their religion, and suggested that politicians who strayed be denied the Eucharist.
John Paul II was also considered by some to have halted the progressive efforts of Vatican II, becoming a standard-bearer for the conservative side of the Catholic Church.
John Paul II was also criticized for the way he administered the Church; in particular, critics charged that he failed to respond quickly enough to the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal.
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 Pope John Paul II : John Paul II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Pope John Paul II : John Paul II Pope John Paul II : John Paul II Pope John Paul II at his Inaguration in 1978John Paul II (born 18 May 1920) was born as Karol Jozef Wojtyla (pronounced Voy-tee-wah) in Wadowice[?], Poland.
John Paul II (born 18 May 1920) was born as Karol Jozef Wojtyla (pronounced Voy-tee-wah) in Wadowice[?], Poland.
The youngest pope since Pope Pius IX was elected in 1846, John Paul entered the papacy as an exceptionally healthy relatively young man who unlike previous popes swam and skied.
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 frontline: john paul II - the millennial pope: encyclicals, speeches and letters | PBS
John Paul II asks these philosophers to look at these questions and also to consider the possibility that theology might be an insightful part of the inquiry.
John Paul II maintains there is no absolute freedom of conscience--that morality is something objective that rests ultimately on basic truths about human nature and the world rather than on individual choice or social consensus.
For the full list of John Paul II's 13 encyclicals, visit this section of the Vatican's web site on John Paul II This 1984 Apostolic Letter is arguably Pope John Paul II's most personal statement about the meaning and value of human suffering.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/pope/encyclicals   (1309 words)

  
 USCCB - Pope John Paul II’s Encyclicals and Other Key Writings
In this encyclical, issued on Holy Thursday, which commemorates the institution of the Eucharist, Pope John Paul II says that the Eucharist “stands at the centre of the Church’s life,” containing in itself the mystery of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross and his rising from the dead.
Pope John Paul II says in this letter that, in granting admission to the ministerial priesthood, the church has always acknowledged as a perennial norm her Lord’s way of acting in choosing the 12 men whom he made the foundation of his church.
In it, Pope John Paul II recommends the addition of five new mysteries of the rosary—the mysteries of light—“to bring out fully the Christological depth of the rosary.” These mysteries are: Christ’s baptism; his self-revelation at Cana; his proclamation of the kingdom of God; his transfiguration; and his institution of the Eucharist.
www.usccb.org /pope/writings.htm   (3285 words)

  
 John Paul II Dies at 84 (washingtonpost.com)
Pope John Paul II was the most traveled pontiff in the history of the church, visiting 129 countries outside Italy.
John Paul died at 9:37 local time in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace on a clear and cool night, with a small group of Polish prelates and nuns at his bedside.
John Paul also attacked what he considered moral relativism inside and outside the church and tamped out leftist movements in the church that operated under the rubric of liberation theology.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A21229-2005Apr2.html   (885 words)

  
 Pope - PolskiInternet.com
Besides taking part in Vatican Council II with an important contribution to the elaboration of the Constitution Gaudium et spes, Cardinal Wojtyla participated in all the assemblies of the Synod of Bishops.
John Paul II has presided at 131 beatification ceremonies (1,282 Blesseds proclaimed) and 43 canonization ceremonies (456 Saints) during his pontificate.
He is the most traveled Pope in the 2,000 year history of the Church and speaks eight languages.
www.polskiinternet.com /english/info/pope.html   (791 words)

  
 frontline: john paul II - the millennial pope: john paul II - his life and papacy | PBS
As pope, John Paul II told an audience that the impact of his brother's death was "perhaps even deeper than my mother's." His classmates remember it that way too, that Karol cried at Edmund's funeral, but not at his mother's.
The Pope's lifelong friendship with Jerzy Kluger is always asserted as indisputable evidence that John Paul II never had to overcome any limitations in his relation to the Jews.
Later, looking back on this period, John Paul II wrote, "Sometimes I would ask myself: so many young people of my age are losing their lives, why not me?" Possibly, his own fears shamed him: his fear of his own helplessness, his fear of contamination, and even the fear of betraying a friend.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/pope/etc/bio.html   (7634 words)

  
 Pope John Paul II -- 263rd successor of St. Peter -- Pope Chart of all 264 Popes
Pope John Paul II -- 263rd successor of St. Peter -- Pope Chart of all 264 Popes
Pope John Paul II Karol Wojtyla born in Wadowice, Poland on May 18, 1920.
Pope John Paul II officially announced the celebration of the Jubilee for the year 2000 with his apostolic letter "Tertio Millenio adveniente", dated November 24, 1994.
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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 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.
Pope John Paul II and the dignity of the human being.
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 Pope John Paul II
John Paul II was a surprising choice: Not only was he relatively young, at fifty-eight, but he was also the first non-Italian to be elevated to the papacy for more than 450 years.
John Paul II is one of the most popular, prolific, and influential Popes of recent centuries.
John Paul embodies the Christian paradox that to wield true authority one must become as open and trusting as a child, no matter how cynical the world has become, or how apparently strong the forces of death.
www.catholicsupply.com /books/pjp.html   (5740 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Witness to Hope : The Biography of Pope John Paul II: Books: George Weigel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Poetry of Pope John Paul II by Pope John Paul II
Though John Paul is a towering 20th-century figure, the assertion that his papacy is the most important since the Counter Reformation seems overblown.
Put simply, John Paul wants the world to know the good news about Jesus Christ that has led him throughout his own life to be utterly self-surrendering in order that the one to whom he surrenders may have the whole of him.
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 Papal Encyclicals Online
Apostolic Letter by Pope Leo XIII in which he sought to safeguard the significance of the Eastern traditions for the whole Church.
Apostolic Letter of Pope John XXIII promoting the honoring of Christ's Blood - the price of our redemption, the pledge of salvation and life eternal.
Encyclical of Pope Benedict XIV promulgated on December 3, 1740.
www.papalencyclicals.net   (463 words)

  
 Michael Novak on Pope John Paul II & World Youth Day on National Review Online
He took the names of the two popes of Vatican II, John XXIII and Paul VI, to signify his intention of putting Vatican II into practice as thoroughly throughout the Church, as he had already done in the archdiocese of Krakow, the cultural capital of Poland.
The "progressives" will not forgive John Paul II because what they call sexual liberation the pope, in a quite well-founded, traditional way, regards as the tyranny of the libido, a form of slavery.
Among the most powerful and deepest of the pope's intellectual initiatives is the new, phenomenological foundation he has given "the theology of the body." "Progressives" avoid arguments at that depth.
www.nationalreview.com /novak/novak072602.asp   (1139 words)

  
 The Papacy of John Paul II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Papacy of John Paul II John Paul II beatification in June 2006?
Pope John Paul II began his papacy by telling the world, "Be not afraid"; his life showed everyone that to change the world, we must "cast into the deep for a great catch."
Biography of Pope John Paul II by Russell Shaw.
www.osv.com /PopeJohnPaulII/index.asp   (224 words)

  
 List of Encyclicals of Pope John Paul II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During his reign, Pope John Paul II had issued 14 Encyclicals:
The 90th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarum
The 20th anniversary of Pope Paul VI's encyclical "Populorum Progressio"
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Encyclicals_of_Pope_John_Paul_II   (257 words)

  
 Catholic News Service - Pope John Paul II
As a voice of conscience for the world and a modern-day apostle for his church, Pope John Paul II brought a philosopher's intellect, a pilgrim's spiritual intensity and an actor's flair for the dramatic.
The pope put his personal stamp on Latin America and its controversial issues of social justice, liberation theology and church political involvement.
The Catholic News Service Rome bureau chief saw the beginning of John Paul's papacy and tells what it was like to cover him.
www.catholicnews.com /jpii   (192 words)

  
 Pope John Paul II
Index of Encyclicals by Pope John Paul II with study tool - Vatican site - multiple languages
Centesimus Annus (On the 100th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum - On Capitol and Labor; On Catholic social teaching) May 1, 1991
Sescentesima Anniversaria (On the Occasion of the Sixth Centenary of the "Baptism" of Lithuania) June 5, 1987 [Apostolic Letter]
www.papalencyclicals.net /JP02   (825 words)

  
 Discovery Times :: Pope John Paul II
To get more on Pope John Paul II's unique papacy, visit the following Web sites.
> The National Catholic Reporter site offers analysis — including some criticism and caveats — of the impact of John Paul II during the first quarter-century of his reign, by John L. Allen Jr., Rome correspondent for the liberal Catholic publication.
> An article from AmericanCatholic.org discusses how John Paul II is dealing spiritually with his worsening health.
times.discovery.com /convergence/pope/weblinks/weblinks.html   (274 words)

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