Lauryn Dippold Mr. Fred Rodgers‚ a great children television actor‚ once said‚“Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me. ” (Fred Rodgers) Saint John Paul II certainly portrayed this quote well. The wonderful man had the ability to stay alive and faithful to others during World War II while his father got sick. He was able to spread the good news of the Lord to countless people. He made extreme changes in the political government that changed the lives of so many. He
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Why is Vatican II so Significant in the Modern Church? INTRODUCTION: VATICAN II Vatican II was the 21st ecumenical council recognized by the Roman Catholic church‚ which became the symbol of the church ’s openness to the modern world. The council was announced by Pope John XXIII on January 25‚ 1959‚ and held 178 meetings in the autumn of each of four successive years. The first gathering was on October 11‚ 1962‚ and the last on December 8‚ 1965. Of 2908 bishops and others eligible to attend‚ 2540
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John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II‚ Italian: Giovanni Paolo II)‚ sometimes called Blessed John Paul or John Paul the Great‚ born Karol Józef Wojtyła (Polish: [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛf vɔjˈtɨwa]; 18 May 1920‚ Wadowice‚ Republic of Poland – 2 April 2005‚ Vatican City)‚ reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the second-longest serving Pope in history and the first non-Italian since 1523. A very charismatic figure‚ John Paul II was acclaimed as one of the most
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In 1959‚ Pope John XXIII announced that there would be a Vatican Council II‚ and Vatican Council II would start in 1962 and make tremendous changes in the Roman Catholic Church. Vatican I started in 1869‚ and it made minimal changes to the Roman Catholic Church. Vatican I only lasted one year. Vatican II started in 1962 and went to 1965 lasting nearly three years. Vatican Council II made numerous changes to the Roman Catholic Church‚ and most of the changes we still use to this day. Vatican Council
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Pope John Paul II was elected to lead the Catholic Church during a time of religious decline and moral deterioration in Europe. The Catholic Church was strongly against the atheist Communist regime that was spreading through eastern Europe. It was clear that a message was being sent to the Soviet Union when a Polish pope was elected. His election immediately caused concern in the USSR. Within only a few months‚ change began brewing deep in the Soviet bloc as people began to demand religion‚ reunion
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Pope Urban II Rough draft Pope Urban II was born Otho de Lagery‚ sometime in 1042‚ as the second son to his family of Noble parents. He was from the Champagne region of France. This automatically meant that he was to be a part of the church. He was the head of the Catholic Church from 1088-1099. He had developed ecclesiastical reforms as a continuation of the reforms begun by Pope Gregory VII. Before he was Pope‚ he was a monk. Urban II eventually traveled to Rome where he would become the cardinal
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four days of being shot‚ Karol Wojtyla‚ more commonly known as Saint Pope John Paul the Great forgave the man from his hospital bed and later went and visited Agca and personally forgave the man that shot him. Millions of people were shocked by the Holy Father’s choice to visit the man that wished him dead‚ but in doing so‚ the Pope wordlessly showed his followers what it means to love and forgive others. At the time Pope John Paul II was the spiritual leader of almost 60 million Roman Catholics. He
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John Paul II showed me what real leadership looks like. He modeled for me how to pursue our God-given potential. Not coincidentally‚ this also makes us and those around us better employees‚ more capable of and more willing to work hard at building a stronger company. That s something that makes both good human sense and good business sense. - Andreas Widmer Former Swiss Guard‚ CEO and business leader Andreas Widmer gives a behind-the-scenes look into Pope John Paul II‚ the most authentically human
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In the speech given by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont‚ he focuses on several topics. He reminds the clergymen of their duties to glorify God and lead their flock. He complains about the fighting the Frankish Christians are doing among themselves. He admonishes his audience to remember and live up to the level of faith their ancestors showed. He‚ also‚ made several points about the challenges in the East and why the Franks should become involved. • The fight for Christianity in the
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___‚ the Pope received the letter asking to help fight the Seljuks Turks and to drive them off Byzantine territory. The Pope during the late 12st century was Pope Urban II. Pope Urban II was a Catholic Christian and was in charge of all Catholic Church affairs. The Catholic Kingdoms derived from the Roman empire after the civilization had fallen.The kingdoms expanded its territory from present day France through present day Hungary; essentially Western Europe. In Catholic Kingdoms‚ the Pope has control
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