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Saint John Paul II’s Humble Life(rough draft) Saint Pope John Paul II once said, "Do not be afraid to be holy! Have the courage and humility to present yourselves to the world determined to be holy, since full, true freedom is born from holiness." John Paul II was born in Wadowice, Poland on May 18, 1920 (miller). He was elected pope and connected with the youth very well (Bonacci). The Saint lived a most holy, subservient, and charitable life until his death on April 2,2005. Saint John Paul II…

Karol Wojtyla was also known as Pope John Paul II. He was born in Wadowice, Poland which is the southern part on May 18th, 1920. He had one brother and both his mother and father. His mother died shortly after his birth in 1929, and his brother in 1932. His first communion was at age 9, which was right around his mother’s death. By age 18 he was confirmed into the church. His father an army officer was there to see him get confirmed and didn’t die until 1941. The pope is “the bishop of Rome as…

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…

The clash between Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip IV of France began in the year 1296 over taxation of the French Clergy. Specifically, King Philip IV implemented taxes over the clergy and all other laymen of the French kingdom with a motive to fuel a war with King Edward I of England. Refuting this, Boniface asserted that no cleric was to pay taxes to a king without proper papal consent. If the clergy went against his commands, Boniface threatened excommunication to all who ignored him.…

When Pope Francis decided to canonize the Franciscan friar named Junipero Serra in September on the pope’s first to the United States, he knew that there would be controversy surrounding his decision. Father Serra was a friar who helped the Spanish mission in California settle and helped to convert the native population to Catholicism. However, the controversy comes from the way in which the friars and the missions went about converting the natives and the way in which they treated them is…

Pope John XXIII initiated the Second Vatican Council in January of 1959. This came to a suprise for many as they believed that Ecumenical Council was an outdated method for change. However, Pope John XXIII believed this would be an effective way to make doctrinal changes. This Council brought about many changes to the Mass that were significant. Four changes that were momentous were the language change, the readings change, singing during Mass, and fasting times. Before the Second Vatican…

Euthanasia is the triumph of selfishness.- Pope Francis. The scientific definition of the procedure is the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. The topic of euthanasia is controversial and is often a point of argument, sometimes dividing religious beliefs. The Catholic Church often is part of the argument as the followers are admit on the opinion of God, that of which being against the matter. This opinion has evolved…

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…

Pope Francis, the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church, is truly a one of a kind. On September 23, 2015, The Pope took on monumental step in our history and addressed congress. Throughout the Pope’s address he explained the importance of the Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching and how it relates to our daily lives and endeavors. Pope Francis starts off his address by , redefining congresses responsibilities to our nation. He begins with explaining congress's role in one of Seven Themes of…

Fides et Ratio, written by Saint Pope John Paul II, can easily be regarded as one of his most influential papal encyclicals for its view on faith and reason. The encyclical bridges the topics of philosophy, which is often associated with Hellenism, and theology, which is often associated with Catholicism, and shows how they work together as one free-flowing unit. In this paper, I will be proving how the Pope does this by talking about theology, philosophy, faith, reason, and how they all work…