Karol Józef Wojtyła, famously known as Pope John Paul II, was the Bishop of Rome and the pope of the Roman Catholic Church from October 1978 until his death on April 2005. As a pope, John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope in more than four centuries and the first Polish pope of the Roman Catholic Church. His papacy lasted for 27 years, which is to this day the second longest in history (Blakemore, 2017). He was also one of the most polarizing figures during the late twentieth century. Meanwhile, Pope John Paul II was more than just a pope because he had a different style of papal leadership, diplomacy, and a high charisma unlike his previous predecessors such as Pope Pius XII and Pope Paul VI (Scott, summer of 2000). Pope John Paul II transformed his influence as a pope to a worldwide office and used it to preach more than a billion of people across the globe. According to Scheller, Schaffer, Kurlantzick, Kulman, and Stille (2005), the pope was “a trained actor and philosopher who understood the power of word and symbol and wielded both with precision, whether in meetings with heads of state or before teeming crowds of the faithful (first paragraph).” John Paul II also believed that the church can have a much bigger impact by having world communications from different countries and he delivered the gospel by travelling around different parts of the world. The late pope was also well-known for inventing the World Youth Day, which is bringing about real transformation
Pope John XXIII played a vital role in shaping Christianity as we know it today. He contributed socially, politically and liturgically and was a major influence in the establishment of ecumenism and interfaith dialogue between other churches and religions. He advocated Christian unity, social justice, human rights and the promotion of world peace, and his openness to all people led to him obtaining the name “Good Pope John”.
The Catholic church throughout history has pushed to the boundaries of society. Not just stopping at spreading the gospel around the world, but also educating, helping the less fortunate, and being a blessing to everyone. One person who helped inspire all of this was St. Paul.
On April 19th, 2005, when the wisps of white smoke puffed from the chimney of Sistine Chapel, the Roman Catholic Church had their first German Pope since the 11th century. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, known as Benedict the XVI, is the two hundred and sixty-sixth Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger was elevated to the papacy on April 19th the year 2005, due to the death of the beloved Pope John Paul the II. He is also the oldest to become Pope, since Pope Clement XII in 1730. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass five days after being announced as the “new” Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. “Pope Benedict the XVI was very well known for his rigid views on Catholicism and topics such as birth control and homosexuality.” (Bio.com. A&E Networks Television).
Pope Paul VI pushed to bring back together the cardinals and reconvene Vatican II. By doing this, he changed our church. Our liturgy would be different if he hadn’t reconvened Vatican II. By understanding his history, maybe we can come to understand his motives to Change the Church. Our future pope was born in Brescia, Lombardy on September 27, 1897 under the name Giovanni Battista Montini. He was born to a prominent newspaper editor. He had very bad health as a child, so the priests allowed him to attend the seminary as a day student. He was ordained into the priesthood on May 29, 1920. He was then transferred to a catholic university in rome, springboarding his rise through the church.
When we think of the word courage, often times, images of your classic heroes come to mind. Heroes such as masked men and women in caps fighting crime, or a soldier fighting in war, or leaders of change putting their lives on the line for something they believe in. While it is true that these classic heroes show courage, it is not always a hero who is courageous. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird we see an ordinary man named Atticus, living as a lawyer in the south, who is perhaps one of the most courageous characters in literature. Atticus shows courage throughout the book when he takes the case, stands in between Tom and the group of men who want to kill him, and in his closing statements of the trial.
The Popes sued St. John and others alleging negligence in their treatment of Pope. St John argued he did not owe a duty of care because he did not have a physician-patient relationship with the Popes. The Popes argued the consent to treatment by the emergency room physician also implied consent to be treated by on-call physicians, thereby establishing a doctor-patient relationship with St. John. The Popes also alleged St. John was negligent in assuming Pope suffered from a neurosurgical problem and other medical personnel relied on his negligently formed opinion. The Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of Dr. St. John noting a physician-patient relationship did not exist because Dr. St. John never agreed to treat the patient (St. John v.
Luther historically portrays John Tetzel and his relation with Pope Leo X. Leo wanted to refurbish Rome, with his crowning achievement being St. Peter’s Basilica. To fund this he began to employ Tetzel. Tetzel is describes a being “an unscrupulous man who was willing to make scandalous claims about his wares” such as, “the cross of the seller of indulgences has as much power as the cross of Christ” (Gonzales, History of Christianity, 524). It was to theses claims as well as others that Luther’s Ninety-five Thesis addressed.
You might think war is fought with men and weapons, but one of the most dangerous weapons a country can use is also an unexpected one. Propaganda was one of the most dangerous weapons that was used in World War 2 by both the Nazis and the Allies. War is fought with men and weapons but, how do you get those men to join your cause. This is where propaganda comes in, but let’s start at the beginning.
“We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures; we are the sum of the Father’s love for us and our real capacity to become the image of his Son.” Said by St. Pope John Paul II during one of his World Youth Day homilies this quote perfectly represents the man that St. Pope John Paul II was: a bold, forgiving, selfless, and loving man. Born on May 18, 1920 in Wadowice, Poland; John Paul II suffered a number of tragedies in the early years of his life. By the age of the twenty he lost all of his immediate family, and he credits the death of his father as the point in his life when he heard the call to live a life of religious vocation. In 1939, about one year after John Paul enrolled in The Krawkow Jaggelonian University, the Nazi closed
Imagine if you were able to choose, living or dead person, who would you choose? The three people I'd choose to share a meal are Joan of Arc, the Pope, and BangPD-nim, because Joan of Arc courage, the Pope's role as leader of the catholic church, and BangPD-nim on creating a successful music group.
Pope John Paul the Second It was recently this year that the Catholic world had lost its leader,
Pope John Paul II was a very bright and articulate child, burdened by the loss of many classmates to concentration camps. Drawing from his childhood experiences later in life, the pope used his talent in linguistics to write several religious plays, including his first, David. These dramas portrayed Christian views and beliefs in a simple and interesting manner. By acting out these plays, Christianity and questioning of the communist regime began to spread throughout Poland. Unfortunately, the government retaliated by shutting down the theological studies at the university.
Abstract: Gene therapy is an experimental technique that uses genes to prevent or treat diseases. The process was initially designed to introduce genetic material into cells to compensate for abnormal genes or to make a beneficial protein. These abnormal genes, often caused by single nucleotide polymorphisms, can affect how humans develop diseases and how they will respond to pathogens, drugs, and other agents. Although gene therapy is a promising treatment option for a number of diseases and disorders, the technique remains risky and is still under study; it is currently only being tested for the treatment of diseases that have no other cures.
The essence of the contribution made by Pope John XXIII was his calling together of the Second Vatican Council that aimed to address modernisation of the Catholic Church,
Pope St. Gregory VII had his vision on how the Church was supposed to be structured and what needed to change. He firmly planted his beliefs because he could see that the Church did not live up to its standards. He became a leader when the Church needed him the most. He did not conform to the current state of the Church and encountered incessant obstacles with a relentless determination overcome them. As pope, St. Gregory VII valiantly confronted the challenges, social issues, and corruption of the Church to cleanse its noticeable defects.