Feb 25, 2012 pope john paul ii is the only slavic or polish pope to date and was the first non italian pope since dutch pope adrian vi 15221523. Of the 117 eligible members of the college of cardinals, those younger than 80 years of age at the time of the death of pope john. Feb 02, 2005 john paul ii was a rock in more than one way. Builder of bridges 2005 starring pope john paul ii on dvd and bluray.
John paul ii is recognised as helping to end communist rule in his native poland and eventually all of europe. Pope benedict xvi, gods rottweiler, filled church reformers with dread in 2005 progressive cardinals offered grudging silence after ratzingers. But the cloth holding polish pope john paul iis blood is. Resolute in his faith and belief, he was immoveable when confronted with people who were stretching the ideas of roman catholicism too far beyond his own. In the years since his death, john paul ii has been declared a saint by the roman catholic church.
List of pastoral visits of pope john paul ii outside italy. He was the first pope to have a papal inauguration and the last pope to use the sedia gestatoria. He was the secondlongest serving pope in history and the first non italian since 1523. Just three years after his inauguration, he survived a 1981 assassination attempt on his life. Reestablished diplomatic relations with great britain after a 450year break.
Debbie elliott talks with zbigniew brzezinski, a native. Sep 14, 2012 john paul ii reigned as pope of the catholic church from 1978 until his death in 2005. John paul ii, appearedas the first nonitalian pope since 1522 on the balcony of the papal basilica of st. John paul ii, the polish pope, has been bustling towards the company of saints since the crowds in st peters square roared santo subito. After his death, the cardinals of the catholic church who were in rome met and set a date for the beginning of the conclave to elect his successor. He has been the only polish pope, and was the first non italian pope since the dutch adrian vi in the 1520s. The long pontificate that followed had numerous highlights. Pope john paul ii has been credited with inspiring political change that not only led to the collapse of communism in his native poland and eventually all of eastern europe, but also in many countries ruled by dictators. Born in poland, john paul ii was the first non italian pope since the dutch pope adrian vi, who served from 1522 to 1523. Reese speculated that john paul iis successor will support john paul. How can he be the first non italian pope at some point in time during the 455 years before he became a pope. This was according to the roman catholic tradition. His principal documents include 14 encyclicals, apostolic exhortations, 11 apostolic constitutions and 42 apostolic letters. News agency based in rome covering the activity of the pope, the life of the vatican and current social.
As bishop of rome he has visited 301 of the 334 parishes. Upon his election in 1978, john paul ii was the first non italian pope in 455 years. The project started before his death, and pope john paul ii was very handson with the production and. Apr 02, 2005 the importance of a polish pope john paul ii was the first non italian named pontiff since the 16th century, and the first ever from poland.
Pope john paul ii roma, italy statues of religious. Six days later, two million people packed vatican city for his funeral, said to be the biggest funeral in history. Pope john paul ii was head of the catholic church and sovereign of the vatican city state from. John paul ii was born karol jozef wojtyla in wadowice, poland, 35 miles southwest of krakow, in. Pdf pope john paul ii discourses and polands national symbols. Pope francis makes john paul ii, john xxiii saints at the. Wojtylapope john paul ii and to conduct a bibliological evaluation of selected. Despite his prominence and the respect in which he was held by his fellow catholics, his election as pope john paul ii on october 16, 1978 the firstever slavic pope, and the first non italian. In 1978, wojtyla became the first non italian pope since the sixteenth century and the youngest pope in 2 years.
In the words of joaquin navarrovalls, john paul iis press secretary. When wojtyla ascended the papal throne in 1978, he became the first pope from a slavic country and the first non italian pope in 455 years. He was the secondlongest serving pope and the first non italian since 1523. The film was approved by the late pope john paul ii. Pope john paul ii is the third longest pontificate in the history of the papacy. A gold and crystal casket has been found thrown away.
This article contains the saints canonized by pope john paul ii. In an article published in 2002 in the latin mass magazine, john galvin offers a critique of pope paul vis encyclical humanae vitae. Cary elwes plays john paul from ages 18 through 50, whereupon elwes morphs quite. John paul ii comes right after with 26 years, 5 months and 18 days in power.
With christopher lee, ben gazzara, daniele pecci, vittoria belvedere. Biographies of saint pope john paul ii world scientific news. He was born karol jozef wojtyla on may 20, 1920 in poland. Section 8 of the article is entitled reliance on personalist phenomenology.
Pope john paul ii simple english wikipedia, the free. Peter, making him the first non italian to hold the office since 1522, the first pole ever and the youngest pope since pius ix. John paul ii s defense of teachings of the catholic church regarding gender roles, sexuality, euthanasia, artificial contraception and abortion came under criticism. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Following the premature death of his mother, karol wojtyla is brought up by his father. Pope benedict continued the tradition of his predecessor john paul ii and baptised several infants in the sistine chapel at the beginning of each year, on the feast of the baptism of the lord, in his pastoral role as bishop of rome. He was pope for 27 years, making him the second longest serving pope after pope pius ix who held the office for 31 years and seven months.
There hadnt been a non italian pontiff since adrian iv in the twelfth century. The 2001 edition of the annuario pontificio introduced almost 200 corrections to its existing biographies of the popes, from st peter to john paul ii. And, frankly, whenever we thought of communistcontrolled poland, the name that. Pope john xxiiis missing second miracle is that he knew. The worlds catholic bishops are traditionally called to rome for consultations every five years, and while those sessions had, certainly since vatican ii, involved a measure of giveandtake, under john paul ii they were more concerned with disseminating a line and quizzing the bishops on instances in which they may have been deemed. Pope francis makes john paul ii, john xxiii saints at the vatican. After world war ii ended, he finished his religious studies at a krakow. John paul ii, 18 may 1920 2 april 2005, reigned as the 264th pope of the roman catholic church and sovereign of the state of the vatican city from 16 october 1978, until his death, almost 27 years later. Pope john paul ii, karol wojtyla, 1978 to 2005, was the 264th roman catholic pontiff. Cbs biopic pope john paul ii is a remake of a popular italian miniseries, and was filmed on location in italy and poland. Pope pius xi, april, 1926 octobri mense on the rosary pope leo xiii, september 22, 1891 humanae vitae on the regulation of human births pope paul vi, july 25, 1968 sicut dudum against the enslaving of black natives from the canary islands pope eugene iv, january, 1435 casti connubii on christian marriage. The papal conclave of 2005 was convened to elect a new pope following the death of pope john paul ii on 2 april 2005. Since the start of his pontificate on october 16, 1978, pope john paul ii has completed 95 pastoral visits outside of italy and 142 within italy.
His was the secondlongest pontificate after pius ixs 32year reign. April 8, 2005 his funeral takes place in saint peters square and he is buried in a crypt under saint. Since the death of pope john paul ii, a number of people at the vatican referred to him as john paul the great. Case of pope john paul iis blood found, but stained cloth remains missing. This chronological list of popes corresponds to that given in the annuario pontificio under. May 01, 2005 there we were, a collection of alleged catholic journalists, and we only had a vague notion of karol wojtyla, the cardinal archbishop of krakow, poland, who had become pope john paul ii. In 1978, wojtyla became the first nonitalian pope since the sixteenth century and the youngest pope in 2 years.
John paul ii has been acclaimed as one of the most. On 9 may 2005, benedict xvi began the beatification process for his predecessor, pope john paul. John paul ii was the most traveled pope in history with 104 international trips. He succeeded john paul i and preceded benedict xvi. He immediately endeavored to straighten out his life. Peter the apostle is reputed to have served for more than thirty years as the first. Hes also the first pope in 600 years to take office after one who has resigned.
Feb 11, 20 pope benedict xvi, gods rottweiler, filled church reformers with dread in 2005 progressive cardinals offered grudging silence after ratzingers elevation and reportedly skipped an evening. Pope john paul ii died on april 2, 2005, at the age of 84, at his vatican city residence. The first non italian pope since 1523 was pope john paul ii. Pope john paul ii encountered more individuals than any other pope.
The project started before his death, and pope john paul ii was very handson with the production and knew of the script. Upon his election in 1978, john paul ii was the first nonitalian pope in 455 years. Thats why pope john paul ii increasingly replaced the term consecration with entrustment, which he did, for example, after the attempt on his life on may, 1981 feast of our lady of fatima. Pope francis has proclaimed john paul ii and john xxiii as the catholic churchs newest saints at a ceremony joined by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims for the two pontiffs who helped shape the. Pope john paul ii died in april 2005 at the age of 84.
Karol wojtyla john paul ii claimed to be the pope from 19782005. The corrections concerned dates, especially in the first two centuries, birthplaces and the family name of one pope. Pope john paul ii was born in poland and was the first non italian pope in 455 years since hadrian vi of holland no. He had suffered from parkinsons disease, arthritis and other ailments for several years before his death. Without italian opposition, pope john paul ii declared pius ix to be venerable on 6 july 1985 upon confirming his life of heroic virtue, and beatified him on 3 september 2000 his annual liturgical commemoration is. John paul ii was the first non italian pope in 455 years.
However, john paul was being consistent with catholic teaching. Jul 21, 2015 italian engnat pope john paul, joking about his temporary stay in a hospital, appeared in public for the first time in a week on sunday after surgery to remove his appendix. Pope francis has coauthored a book of reflections on the life of st. Pope john paul ii served as pope from october 16, 1978 until april 2, 2005. His successor, cardinal karol jozef wojtyla, chose the same name. Pope john paul ii made history in 1978 by becoming the first nonitalian pope in. Pope john paul ii, champion of prolife and profamily. Some christian feminists challenged views of his on the role of women in society, including the ordination of women. He held the secondlongest papacy in modern times, after pope pius ix, and was the first non italian pope in over 400 years since 1523. Pope john paul ii was first telecast in two parts on december 4 and 7, 2005. Apr 02, 2005 pope john paul ii was remembered saturday as a champion of human freedom, a tireless advocate of peace and a man with a wonderful sense of humor who was easy to talk to.
John paul iis cause for canonisation commenced in 2005 one month after his death with the traditional fiveyear waiting period waived. Pope john paul ii was the first polish pope ever and the first non italian pope since the 16th century. Pope john paul ii pics 01 by georgy 79286 views john paul ii, 18 may 1920 2 april 2005, reigned as the 264th pope of the roman catholic church and sovereign of the state of the vatican city from 16 october 1978, until his death, almost 27 years later. The importance of a polish pope john paul ii was the first non italian named pontiff since the 16th century, and the first ever from poland. Indeed, on april 29, 1990, ugo was among the tens of thousands of pilgrims in st. Polish saint showed the sick how to carry the cross of suffering with joy pope francis. It simply was assumed that the man to succeed the september pope would be italian. Pope john paul ii canonized 482 saints during his twentysixyear reign as pope from 19782005. Case of pope john paul iis blood found, but stained cloth. Today marks the tenth anniversary of the death of st pope john paul ii on 2 april 2005, the first non italian pope elected since the 15th century, whose pontificate was the second longest in history. John paul ii was acclaimed as one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century. Nov 30, 2016 pope john paul ii, the late bishop of rome and head of the roman catholic church, was born karol jozef wojtyla vohteewah may 18, 1920, in wadowice, poland. How many sovereign pontiffs are originally from italy. Luigi maria epicoco which took place from june 2019 to january 2020, according to its preface.
John paul the great, is the product of a series of conversations between pope francis and fr. His official cause of death was septic shock and cardiocirculatory collapse. Supreme pontiff of the catholic church, becoming pope john paul ii, the first. John paul ii was pope during a period in which the catholic churchs influence declined in developed countries but expanded in the third world. John paul ii was also the mosttraveled pope in history. Ten years have passed since the death of the polish pontiff. Three decades later, october 16, 1978, karol wojtyla becomes pope john paul ii, the first polish pope and the first non italian to be elected since the 15th century. We watch as he was ordained as a catholic priest in 1946, and follow as he becomes a chaplain to university students, an archbishop, a cardinal, and finally, the pope. One of several dramatized tributes to the late pontiff to be telecast in 2005, the twopart cbs biopic pope john paul ii is a remake of a popular italian miniseries, and was filmed on location in. Download the pdf here appeared in autumnwinter 2005, vol.
Pope john paul i was the first pope to abandon coronation, and he was also the first pope to choose a double name john paul for his papal name. Mar 20, 2020 born in poland, john paul ii was the first non italian pope since the dutch pope adrian vi, who served from 1522 to 1523. He is referred to by roman catholics as pope saint john paul ii or saint john paul the great, for example as a name for institutions. Pope john paul ii is the only slavic or polish pope to date and was the first non italian pope since dutch pope adrian vi 15221523. John paul ii was the first non italian pope in all this time. List of saints canonized by pope john paul ii wikipedia.
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