the papal name Francis‚ after St. Francis of Assisi‚ and was elected as the new pope of the Catholic Church. It was on March 13‚ 2013 that white smoke rose from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican and Pope Francis was elected the two hundred and sixty-sixth pope. He is a pope of many firsts. The first Jesuit pope‚ first pope from the Americas‚ and first non- European pope in more than a millennium. He is known for being humble‚ willing to help the poor
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Jennifer Willman Journal #5 04/01/2013 I like many others‚ have become intrigued by our newest pope. I found a few articles online that I have found very interesting. This is the first time that I have actually cared or even read about the pope. As I was reading these articles there were little bits that I had to look up because I had no idea what they were or what they meant. Unfortunately‚ I resorted to reading the wiki website. I could understand what they were talking about on that website
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VS 54-56 Pope John Paul II states that our freedom and God’s law is most noticeably present in our conscience. When we set our freedom against the moral law‚ we risk deviating from the teachings of the Church or even contradicting them entirely. Some theologians have gone as far as to state that the conscience is simply a guide to give a general view of the man’s life‚ rather than “the sanctuary of man‚ where he is alone with God whose voice echoes within him” (John Paul II 55). Some also state
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seen that after a long historical process the Popes’ sole rule of the Catholic Church‚ rigidly centralized‚ bureaucratized and clericalized‚ was finally established‚ and continued to exist until the middle of the 20th century. Then something unexpected happened. Pope John XXIII (1958-63)‚ the son of an Italian peasant farmer‚ called the Second Vatican Council in 1959 with a view to pastoral renewal and the promotion of Christian unity. The pope attributed the calling of the historic council
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19 March 2013 Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and Election of Pope Francis The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the election of Pope Francis are getting to be a pretty big deal around the world. Pope Benedict XVI was born under the name Joseph Ratzinger on April 16‚ 1927 in Marktl am Inn‚ Bavaria Germany. He grew up under war and reparation from World War I. He was briefly a member of the Hitler Youth in his early teenage years. He turned to theology studies after the war. His father was
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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
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"Stupidity is also a gift from God‚ but we mustn’t misuse it." From 1523 up until October 15‚ 1978‚ the pope elected was Italian. That all changed one day later‚ when Karol Wojtyla‚ Pope John Paul II‚ was elected pope. St. Pope John Paul II was and still is a modern day example of Jesus’s love for us. Karol Wojtyla had a hard childhood but did not blame God‚ but dedicated his life to him. He hid from the Nazis‚ took care of his family‚ and served God all at one time. His mother died when he was
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AN ANALYSIS OF POPE JOAN’S LIFE: A FOCUS ON GENDER ISSUES ABSTRACT The researcher analyzed Pope Joan’s life focusing on gender issues. The novel Pope joan written by donna wool folk cross is one of the keys to find the most important information and thus answer the questions and attain the objective of the study‚ also to gather the needed data library research and browsing various websites were done. This study aims to show how the pope upheld her empowerment in three levels of equality: conscientization
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Pope Benedict XVI: A Life and Papacy Revealed On April 19‚ 2005 Joseph Alois Ratzinger was elected as successor to the beloved Pope John Paul II. He was formally enthroned during the papal inauguration Mass on April 24‚ 2005 and chose the name of Pope Benedict XVI (Wiki P. Ben XVI bio). Elected at the age of 78 Pope Benedict XVI was the oldest to be elected Pope since Clement XII in 1730 (Wiki P. Ben XVI bio). Pope Benedict is only the eight German Pope to be elected into office the last being
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Noah Cralle Mr. Oliver Church History (5) May 14‚ 2013 Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust Pope Pius XII was the pope during World War II and during the Nazi Holocaust where Adolf Hitler’s Nazis murdered millions of Jewish people. Pope Pius XII helped the Jews by employing a diplomacy to aid the Jewish victims from the terror of the Holocaust. By doing this‚ he helped save the lives for another million Jewish people. Unfortunately‚ Pope Pius XII’s efforts to save lives were frowned upon by the Allied
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