Pope John Paul II

As the 226th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis has established his views and ideologies of the church since before he became the Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998. Known for his humility, dialogue, openness, and inclusivity, Pope Francis has been under the radar to be a Pope that will take the church in a new direction that best suits the way the world is today. Pope Francis’ vision of the church parallels the meaning of the church’s catholicity and the movement towards World…

With time comes change and the issues changed so Pope Francis decided there was a need to talk about the new issues. Pope Francis called bishops from around the world together, including the United States to discuss these issues. On December 10, 2014 Pope Francis stated, “Dear Brothers and Sisters, this morning we begin a new series of catechesis devoted to the family,” and ever since then the Church has been working to discuss such things (Harris). Pope Francis recognized these issues could…

- The Pope says it prepares us for eternal life and the Dalai Lama says that it is caused by our own ignorance and not a God. I don't think God lets us suffer. It's because suffering is common to all and because it is inescapable. Bibliography n.d. Oklahoma…

Women’s roles in the Catholic church have remained relatively consistent in the fact that women have never been allowed to become priests but have continued their service to the church in the role as nuns. Even though the church has modernized in other ways, they have not caught up to improving gender equality in the West. Why is this still a controversial issue especially since in other denominations of Christianity, such as the Methodist church, have appointed women preachers? This is still an…

that God made in making women. Pope John Paul II wrote an encyclical known as The Gospel of Life. The encyclical was a way for Pope John Paul II to express the position of the Catholic Church on the values and inviolabilities of human life itself. The pope addresses various concepts of Feminine Genius and its progression in our society. God’s role in making women was to make them unique and essential into building a culture of life. In The Gospel of Life Pope John Paul II says, “We must promote…

John Paul II’s encyclical Veritatis Splendor corroborate the descriptions of the Magisterium provided by the Catechism and Congar. The role of the Magisterium is to lead the faithful by scrutinizing and authenticating new theological approaches to interpreting…

meaning to your life. For much of the current thinking, however, it is a wild goose chase, for man would be unable to reach the truth. This is the starting point that has given rise to the thirteenth encyclical of John Paul II, which was published on 15 October. The Pope wants to step out of this cultural situation that has shaped a way of thinking according to which everything is subjective: the truth would be the result of consensus. It is a climate of uncertainty that affects…

America. Second Vatican Council, Latin America Bishops, Leonardo Boff, and Juan Luis Segundo inspired liberationists. In contrast, those who opposed the movement such as Pope John Paul II and various authorities (Military) conducted procedures to make their protest obvious. While submitting documents for the poor, Pope John Paul II began to discard bishops who supported “base communities” (communities of the poor) or the Liberation Theology movement, and replaced them with other churchmen. The…

community and implies that our lives should revolve around the Eucharist. That every aspect of the Catholic life should be governed by the Eucharist. These wise words spoken by Pope John Paul II simply means to be closer and be with Jesus today who ascended into heaven year ago we must take the Eucharist. Pope John Paul II is stating that be in the presence of Christ, the Eucharist is the way. From the above quote we are able to understand to be with Jesus the Eucharist is the only way to…

1 I would chose to have a consultation with Pope John Paul II, the great advocate for human rights. He taught about the unity of the human race and human solidarity. In addition, human suffering was one of the leitmotifs of his teaching, which I found particularly important in a world dominated by the ideology of consumerism and hedonism. In 1992, he even introduced The World Day of the Sick which is celebrated every year on February 11. He constantly emphasized that suffering did not violate…