His free, unconventional attitude alarms several prelates, but immediately wins the hearts of. He is the most traveled pope in the 2,000 year history of the church and speaks eight languages. Coverage of the announcement of the new pope october 16, 1978. Luciani better known as pope john paul i has moved forward on the path to. Pope john paul ii was head of the catholic church and sovereign of the vatican city state from 1978 to 2005. Pope john paul ii, born karol wojtyla in wadowice, poland was the religious leader of the catholic church, from 1978 until his death in 2005. Pope john paul ii, 50, former polish cardinal karol wojtyla, smiles at the vatican, oct. The pope is a minor character that appears early on in the hellsing series. In the early evening, the new pope appeared before the crowd of about 200,000 who had gathered in st peters.
The conclave to elect john paul is successor began on 14 october and ended two days later on 16 october, after eight ballots. Pope john paul ii, born karol wojtyla in wadowice, poland was the. He was elected pope by the second papal conclave of 1978, which was called after pope john paul i, who had been elected in august to succeed pope paul vi. He was in charge of the vatican department that dealt with peace efforts, and was sent by pope john paul ii to cuba, iraq and china. Mother teresa kisses the hand of pope john paul ii, in vatican city, nov. John paul ii was the most traveled pope in history with 104 international trips.
Succeeding pope john paul i, he became pope john paul ii, the youngest pope in the history of rome. Pope john paul ii made history in 1978 by becoming the first nonitalian pope in more than 400 years. The pope covers his ears to protect them from the deafening screams coming from roman school boys and girls as he. Pope john paul i moves forward on path to sainthood. On october 22, 1978, his papal inauguration ceremony was organized. Poland was the religious leader of the catholic church, from 1978. He also played an important role in the transition from communism to greater democracy in eastern europe. Karol jozef wojtyla, known as john paul ii since his october 1978 election to the. Allembracing man of action for a new era of papacy the new.
Pope john paul ii waves to wellwishers upon his arrival in antanarivo, madagascar, at the beginning of a 10day africa tour, april 28, 1989. He lived through the centuries most turbulent times and offered a clear moral stance and direction to the catholic church. It was a piece that clearly expressed the popes belief that the redemption act of being saved offered in christ is the center of human history. The man who would call himself john paul ii was not the traditional papal figure. On the 100th anniversary of pope leo xiiis rerum novarum on capitol and labor. How saint john paul ii conquered communism catholic. Now nearly every recent pope is on the canonization track. Text of pope john paul iis last will pope john paul ii, weighed down by illness and age, reflected on his possible resignation as he turned 80, according to his last will and testament. Pope john paul ii, the polish pontiff who headed the roman catholic church for more than a quarter century, died saturday night at age 84 after his health degenerated in the past three days. Announcement of john paul ii becoming pope october 1978. Pope john paul i, the smiling pope, is pictured at the vatican in 1978. A living history, the papal artifacts collection of father richard kunst.
Wednesday, 25 october 1978 when the holy father john paul i spoke to participants in the general audience on wednesday 27 september, no one could imagine that it was for the last time. First address of pope john paul ii to faithful october 16, 1978. Pope francis homily for the canonization of john xxiii and john paul ii. Today, too, you have come in large numbers to visit the pope. I am addressing this message to every human being, to man in his humanity. Pope john paul ii made his first official appearance in south. Pope john paul ii is saluted by an orthodox pope during his coronation ceremony, oct. He is one of the millions and millions of people who have been born, are being born and will be born on earth.
Both his white and red zucchettos were featured on the first episode of the series, popes benedict xvi and blessed john paul ii. Progress in love was the final phrase from john paul i at the wednesday september 27, 1978 general audience. On 22 october, the lords day, he solemnly inaugurated his petrine ministry as the 263rd successor to the apostle. Pope john paul ii biography childhood, life achievements. But in just a short time pope john paul ii, the man from a far away country, made it seem like he had always been the bishop of rome. The papal conclave of october 1978 was triggered by the death of pope john paul i on 28 september just 33 days after his election on 26 august. Pope john paul iis death as an affirmation of his lifes message joseph m.
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. On june 26th, 1967, pope paul vi 19631978 appointed archbishop karol wojtyla of krakow, poland, to the sacred college of cardinals. To sign or view the unofficial john paul guestbook. The film opens with part 1s december 4 pope john paul ii assassination attempt on may, 1981, then while he is being taken to agostino gemelli university polyclinic, flashes back to his preworld war ii childhood with his mother and older brother, then flashes to 1939, just before and at the start of world war ii when wojtyla was 19. Pope john paul ii was one of the most memorable popes in the modern age. The new pope, who will be known as john paul ii, is also the youngest this century, at 58 years old. He speaks with enrico maxwell trivia considering the time the show takes place, the pope was likely pope john paul ii who was pope from 1978 to 2005. Debunking four myths about john paul i, the smiling pope.
Peter, paul vi, john paul i, pontificate, second vatican council, lumen gentium, john xxiii, collegiality, church, saint peter, magisterium. The longest reigning pope in modern history, john paul ii, took his message on the road, visiting 129 countries several repeatedly on 104 trips and logging more than 700,000 miles in a papacy that lasted more than 27 years. John paul ii was the first nonitalian pope in 455 years. Pope john paul ii was the catholic pope between 1978 and 2005. On the death of pope john paul i in 1978, the cardinals of the conclave decide that wojtyla is the right man to lead the church into the new millennium. Last weeks flashback installment about pope john paul iis historic 1979 visit to chicago included some mindboggling estimates about the attendance at. John paul ii biography life, family, childhood, children. Under the altar are the remains of pope st john paul ii, which were moved to the chapel in 2011. Both on account of the memory that is yet fresh in the mind of each one of us and on account of the wise reminders and exhortations contained in the. With pope john paul ii, who led the worlds 1 billion catholics for 26 years, died april 2, 2005, in his private apartment, the vatican said. The election of pope john paul ii october 16, 1978 duration. After being elected pope at age 58 in 1978, he took the name john paul ii and became a major player on the world stage, helping to topple soviet communism. Biodrama tracing the life and career of polish cardinal karol wojtyla from his days as a young activist in poland, to his rise and installation in 1978 as pope of. John paul ii 1978 to 2005 encyclicals centesimus annus.
Thus karol leaves his beloved poland to become pope john paul ii. Pope john paul ii simple english wikipedia, the free. Pope john paul ii to be made a saint religion bangor. The canonization of pope john paul ii and pope john xxiii. Pope john paul ii made his first official appearance in south park during the episode. The pope as teacher pope john paul iis first encyclical a letter that is written by the pope and addressed to the bishops of the church, redemptor hominis redeemer of man, came in march of 1979, only five months after his election. Pope john paul ii, 50, former polish cardinal karol wojtyla, smiles at the vatican oct. The many contributions of poland and its native son pope st. Jon voight portrays an older karol wojtyla after his investiture as pope in 1978, while cary elwes portrays wojtyla in his earlier life from 1939 to 1978. The following commentary is from the ewtn series, the papacy. He made his first appearance in the season four episode, do the handicapped go to hell. John paul was the second longest serving pope, from 16 october 1978 until 2 april 2005. 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.
He was the first pope to have a papal inauguration and the last pope to use the sedia gestatoria. New film aims to reveal the inscrutable pope paul vi. Zucchetto from saint john paul iis elevation to the. When john paul ii came to rome in 1978, he brought with him a deep awareness that two historical eventsthe condemnation of galileo and the. Pope john paul ii 1920 is said to be the most recognized person in the world. John paul ii beatified pius ix, the 19thcentury pope who is a polarizing figure because of his belief in. The two pictures below were shot within a difference of 2 days on september 28, 1978, just after a pontificate of a mere 33 days, albino luciani, john paul i, called as il papa del sorriso pope of the smile was found dead in his bedroom.
He was beatified 1 may 2011 and canonized 27 april 2014. John paul ii include unleashing a revolution of the spirit that showed that the soviet empire was based on an anthropological lie. His advisor told him that an angel was said to have foretold the apocalypse, but he was uninterested. His successor, cardinal karol jozef wojtyla, chose the same name. Pope john paul ii, from his birth in poland to his pontificate in rome.
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