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 | | John XXIII was, in effect, a plump, rotund Pontiff whose outgoing, unpredictable Italian persona and willingness to delegate was 180 degrees from the stoic, predictable personality of Pius XII and his insistence on dealing with all matters personally. |
 | | Though John XXIII was considered by conservatives a liberal himself, he realized it was vital to intervene and declare that the issue should be redrafted by a mixed commission in hopes of passing. |
 | | John XXIII followed up that encyclical with an even stronger one, his last as it turned out, on April 11, 1963 entitled Pacem in terris in which he addressed all mankind, outlining the need for human rights for all and calling for a communion between East and West to live in peaceful coexistence. |
| www.dailycatholic.org /issue/archives/1999Dec/228dec1,vol.10,no.228txt/dec1top.htm (2374 words) |
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