How Did Pope John Xx III Influence Religion

The influence of Pope John XXIII on the Christian tradition has allowed for him as one of many “men” to “reform and revitalise the Christian tradition” to serve God. Pope John XXIII, born as Angelo Roncalli was ordained a priest in the diocese of Bergamo in 1905. Roncalli then in 1925 became the Apostolic Delegate of Bulgaria in 1925-35 before becoming Apostolic Delegate to Turkey and Greece in 1935-44. Roncalli’s actions of saving Jewish Children from the Nazi forces in Turkey would influence his mindset to focus on major world issues through his papacy. He became spiritual director of Venice in 1953 before becoming Pope on 1958. All these factors aided to his mindset in which the effects would be present through his impact of humanising the role of Pope, increasing Interfaith Dialogue and Ecumenism, involving the Church into modern affairs and also the instigation of Vatican II. It is through these contributions and the impact brought upon as a
result that has allowed for “Christian tradition” to be “reformed and revitalised”, first provided through the humanising of the role of Pope.

Pope John XXIII’S effect/impact from humanising his role in his papacy was aided by the optimistic mindset, brought by Pope John XXIII through his actions.
His actions aided by his mindset to “Open the windows of the Church” became evident through his actions of visiting Children with Polio in Bambino Gesu Hospital and the visitation to prisoners in Rome’s Regina Coelli Prison. Pope John’s actions were iterated through his quote “You couldn’t come to me, so I came to you”. This as a result has allowed for the reformation of the Christian tradition specifically Roncalli’s actions in humanising his role as Pope that have provided believers and non believers a new viewpoint that has also influenced future Pope’s to extend the reach of the Catholic Church to those in need allowing for greater men and women to view the Catholic Church under a new mindset. Pope John XXIII’S actions have further developed the pathway of opening the blockade of the lack of dialogue between Christian denominations and non-Christian
traditions.

Pope John XXIII’s contribution of increased interfaith dialogue and ecumenism, revitalised the Church. This was provided through his encyclical Mater Et Magistra that asked for increased interfaith dialogue under the fact that the needs of one would be shared with others to focus on the community to work together. This was provided through the action of Pope John XXIII abolishing the reference of the Jewish people as the “Killers of Christ” which had signified positive relations. In terms of Interfaith Dialogue that allowed for increased understanding between the two traditions. In terms of ecumenism, as a result of reference for increased dialogue by Pope john XXIII it had allowed/led to the historical dialogue by Pope John XXIII it had allowed/led to the historical meeting between himself and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Reverend Geoffrey Fisher. Due to the historical meeting and increased dialogue by both figures Pope John has allowed for the reformation of the Christian tradition by setting aside the differences between denominations that have allowed for decreased sectarian rivalry and increased acceptance and cooperation. Also through Pope John XXIII it has led to the influence of future Pope’s to travel to increase dialogue between other religions that have led to the involvement of the Church in world affairs to worship and serve.

The effects of Pope John XXIII has led to the involvement of the Christian tradition into the affairs of the modern world. This has been provided through Pope John XXIII’s premise/belief in the human spirit and the need to free it from self imposed captivity. His belief went unnoticed popping up in his encyclical Pacem in Terris in which acted as a personal response to allow greater charity, liberty and love to exist as well as to determine/face international issues in which included the nuclear arms race between the USA and the USSR. The cuban missile crisis and the cold war itself in which as Pope John XXIII has stated that “the cold war brings a climate of fear”. His actions aided to involve the Church to modern affairs went through through further beliefs that if men and women would see the needs of themselves in others and their needs with theirs, further aided by the bonds of humanity being stronger than the ethical, national, individual differences would provide peace. The actions of Pope John XXIII further provided through the altering of the adherents perspective of focusing on the afterlife where his direct influence has led to the change by following Christ’s commandment to love one another to bring God’s kingdom to Earth has provided a greater influence on men and women to allow for a greater impression to modernise the Church on earth, as provided through his instigation of Vatican II.

The instigation of Vatican II by Pope John has led to the revitalising of the Christian tradition in which Pope John XXIII supported allowed for the altering of the Christian tradition to modernise the Church in which its effects include the changing of the language of the traditional mass to the vernacular, altering the direction of the Priest in mass towards the adherents and providing a greater role for laity in the Church allowed for a greater impression of the Church to the non believers which also provided support for the Christian adherent to easily modernise the Church and hence revitalise the Christian tradition.

In conclusion, it is through the actions of Pope John XXIII that has allowed for the Christian tradition to become both reformed and revitalised. It is through the impacts of humanising the role of Pope to extend the hands of the Church to those in need, Increased interfaith dialogue and ecumenism that has led to greater understanding and cooperation and lowered rivalry, the providing of a religious viewpoint in the modern world and modernising the Church through the instigation of Vatican II that has allowed for Christianity to become revitalised by men such as Pope John XXIII.