Pope John Paul II

accustom to this power it had obtained when two reformers arose and took offense to the structure of the church and its administration. These two reformers were John Wycliffe and Jon Hus. Their ideology and influence created regional conflict between them and the church resulting in laying a foundation for new doctrine and theology applications. John Wycliffe was born in 1320 and grew up during the 100 year wars and became one of the predominate reformers primarily because of his…

did contribute to where it landed. The Polish trade union ‘Solidarity’, led by Lech Walesa, also played a huge part in the fall of the Soviet Union. The third person to have some influence on the political situation, especially in Poland, was Pope John Paul II. While these factors…

The CALLING Saint Catherine Laboure and Ricardo Cardinal Vidal have something in common - they were called by God in different circumstances. Their responses were independently distinct, but had concordant results. When the angel of the Lord awoke Sister Catherine that eventual night in 1830 with these words, “Come to the Chapel, the Blessed Virgin is waiting for you.”, she gave a willing response. Afterwards, she encountered the Mother of God in the chapel, seated near the altar. During…

took place so mainly Jerusalem. The war started in 1095. After 4 years of fighting the European captured Jerusalem and that was the start of the crusades. Crusade I: The first crusade had 5 armies as they were able to capture the Holy Land. Crusade II: During the second crusade there where territory’s dived into states they ended up losing the northern part they controlled. Crusade III: The crusade then tried to capture Egypt but then they loss. That then resulted into…

Gaudium Et Spes. It written by Pope Paul VI , in his pastoral constitution writes the following on the dignity of the human person . Sacred scripture teaches us that man was created “to the image of God”(12). God made him ruler over the earth with two main purposes First, “ that he might subdue them, and use them to Gods glory” and secondly to care for them. We also read in scripture especially in Genesis 1:31 God saw “all that he made, and it was very good”(7) Pope Pius XIII , in Mystici…

therapy and enhancement in my research paper. I believe the difference of therapy and enhancement is important to make in my research paper because of the specificity that is required when acknowledging teachings of the Church. Not to mention, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI (as a cardinal) thought the distinction to be relevant when they discussed human dignity and bioethics, and as previous vicars of Christ I hold a high regard for their opinion and interpretation of the matter. I will…

Which is 31% of the entire earth population. Christianity in the past kept multiple different perspectives on capital punishment during the history. Pope Innocent III quote "The secular power can, without mortal sin, exercise judgment of blood, provided that it punishes with justice, not out of hatred, with prudence, not precipitation."(Pope Innocent III, 1315) This shows in the Middle age the Roman Catholic church publicly support the ideology of capital punishment and its fundamental existence…

Katharine Drexel is a well respected saint. She is known for her dedicated life of service to American Indians and African Americans. Because of her service she is the patron saint of racial justice and philanthropy. St. Drexel was canonized on October 1, 2000. Her feast day is March 3rd. Saint Katharine Drexel lived an ideal life of the Feminine Genius. She lived her life in the best way to serve God. Katharine Drexel was born on November 28, 1858 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. She is the…

find joy in and through suffering. Suffering no longer has to be meaningless. This message can be found on numerous occasions throughout the accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John but through his letters Paul helps readers realize that in order to suffer well, Christ has to be at the center of it. Before…

conflict with the church. Atheism accounts for roughly 23% of the total population. After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 Cuba loosed up it strict control towards the Church and other religious groups. In 1996 President Fidel Castro invited Pope John Paul II to visit Cuba and in 1997 Christmas was officially recognized as…