Angelo's Influence On Pope John Xx III
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, born November 25th, 1881 in Sotto il Monte, Italy, was the eldest son in a large family of thirteen children. He was from a very poor background and slowly worked his way up the ranks of the Church. Angelo came to be the head of the church taking on the name Pope John XXIII on the 28th of October 1958 when he took charge of the Vatican until the 3rd of June 1963, the day of his death, aged 81. He has since been canonised a saint on the 27th of April, 2014. Pope John XXIII has been labelled after his death as “the good pope” as his vision carried the Church forward, guiding it towards a new age. "The Church should never depart from the sacred treasure of truth inherited from the Fathers. But at the same time she must
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Stating that he is not the head of the church just for the sake of tradition but as their leader, he will strive to improve and make adjustments to the spirituality of Christianity and to help progress this ever growing religion. This can be seen in his formation of the much needed Second Vatican Council (11 October 1962 – 8 December 1965), one of the most significant events in the history of the modern church. This council was heavily involved in the renewal of self-understanding within the church as well as the renewal of ties between other Christian traditions and other religions around the world. The council fathers enacted sixteen documents throughout the three year term, despite Pope John’s death in under a year after its assembly. Three documents provide a primary example of how Pope John was trying to adapt the Church to contemporary lifestyle. First, “Dogmatic Constitution on the Church” which sought for the council fathers to be able to apply biblical terms over juridical details to describe the church; the “Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation” which connects scripture and tradition to that of the word of God and; the “Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the World of Today” which accepts the drastic changes that humanity is experiencing and attempts to relate the church’s approach to reflect the demands and values of modern society. All of these documents had a significant and lasting impact on the religion as a whole, even after John’s death. Pope John XXIII established the Second Vatican Council, completely altering Roman
Stating that he is not the head of the church just for the sake of tradition but as their leader, he will strive to improve and make adjustments to the spirituality of Christianity and to help progress this ever growing religion. This can be seen in his formation of the much needed Second Vatican Council (11 October 1962 – 8 December 1965), one of the most significant events in the history of the modern church. This council was heavily involved in the renewal of self-understanding within the church as well as the renewal of ties between other Christian traditions and other religions around the world. The council fathers enacted sixteen documents throughout the three year term, despite Pope John’s death in under a year after its assembly. Three documents provide a primary example of how Pope John was trying to adapt the Church to contemporary lifestyle. First, “Dogmatic Constitution on the Church” which sought for the council fathers to be able to apply biblical terms over juridical details to describe the church; the “Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation” which connects scripture and tradition to that of the word of God and; the “Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the World of Today” which accepts the drastic changes that humanity is experiencing and attempts to relate the church’s approach to reflect the demands and values of modern society. All of these documents had a significant and lasting impact on the religion as a whole, even after John’s death. Pope John XXIII established the Second Vatican Council, completely altering Roman