Pope Paul IV

Pope John Paul II was a man who lived for the church. He worked endlessly to create a moral infrastructure in the present-day world. This occurred in his everyday life as the Pope, leader of the Catholic Church. He attempted to overthrow communism during his reign as Pope as well as sought to foster world peace. This man was truly one of the most important people in the free world and his home country Poland until the year 2005. Until this day, people remember him and spirit and still worship…

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…

Social Justice McKenna in his book, A Concise Guide to Catholic Social Teaching, stresses equal opportunities of all members of society in his description of social justice. He says that it is achieved “when people are giving opportunities to be active and productive participants in the life of society as part of their obligations, which is also the duty of the society to do so” (39). Chukwujekwu agrees with McKenna, but explains further that this aspect of justice deals more with “economic,…

This name (Francis), the Pope chose, reflects the blueprint of his pontificate, and in a special way, the document of Evangelii Gaudium. His personal thrust into this document lies in today’s world when the “people’s interior life become caught up in its own interests and concerns…

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…

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 everyone,…

Orthodoxy and Catholicism have a place in amongst over 35,000 Christian organizations (Jacobsen 7). I attended a mass at St. John 's Catholic Church and a service at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, and the similarities and differences that I observed were extremely intriguing. Both services recite similar prayers, like the Nicene Creed and Our Father, and they celebrate the Eucharist during mass. While the Orthodox Church is demographically Greek, the Catholic Church represents a…

climax of Pope Francis' Encyclical on the Environment he states that, “The poor and the earth are crying out. O Lord, seize us with your power and light, help us to protect all life, to prepare for a better future, for the coming of your Kingdom of justice, peace, love and beauty” (180). These words both truthful and righteous are emblematic of the encyclical in its entirety; the encyclical is about how we as humans have damaged the word and how we must make an effort to right our wrongs. Pope…

One of the convictions Russell B. Connors Jr. discussions in his reading, "Catholic Social Teaching - Convictions and Connections", is Option for the Poor. The Option for the Poor focuses on the good act that can be done for the less fortunate, similarly to The Food Group, which is committed to serving the hunger needs of our communities. Connors define Option for the Poor as, "All members of society have a special obligation to the poor and vulnerable" (p. 252). It should be everyone's…

(TS) The Archbishop Oscar Romero, of El Salvador, clearly represented persistence throughout his life, which played a significant role in raising awareness of the persecution and censorship in his country and people are facing. (PS) During many of his homilies, Romero often drew attention to the maltreatment and unfairness of his country's people, pleading that justice be brought to all. (SS)Romero would often say during his sermons,“[y]ou cannot find God on those paths of torture and outrage.…