Libro familiaris consortio juan pablo ii biography
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St. John Paul II & the Theology of the Family
On April 2, 2005, the Pope lay dying. After a nearly-27 year pontificate, one of the most famous men in the world was on his death bed. I sat at home, alone, and watched news coverage of this holy man’s last hours. That afternoon, the pope died. A few days later, as I watched coverage of his funeral, I joined in as the crowds chanted “Santo subito! Santo subito!” (Make him a saint now!)
This pope had had a profound effect on my life. I was 17 years old when he died, and he was the only pope I had ever known. I was blessed to be raised in a profoundly Catholic family, in a profoundly Catholic community in rural Oregon, and attend a profoundly Catholic parish and grade school. I was surrounded at home and school by images and stories of the Holy Father. Hanging next to my bed, and used as bookmarks in everything I read, were holy cards featuring John Paul II’s image. As I grew older, and began to explore the writings and teachings o
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The Sacramentality of Human Love according to St. John Paul II
Vatican City, November 17, 2014
Dear Friends,
It is my distinct honor and personal pleasure to be with you at this important Colloquium on the complementarity of man and woman, and to share with this august assembly the perspective of what the Catholic Church considers as her and the whole of humanity’s treasure: namely, human love seen in the context of Creation and the intention of the Creator.
I have been asked to take this from the extraordinary contribution of St. John Paul II, recently called the “Pope of the Family” by our present Holy Father, Pope Francis. Philosopher, theologian, moralist, pastor, Karol Wojtyła first, John Paul II later, was extremely committed to articulating and transmitting an authentic Christian anthropology founded upon what he called “God’s design on marriage and family,” or consilium Dei matrimonii ac familiae.
My task in this presentation will be to speak specifically about the
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Pope John Paul II bibliography
The Pope John Paul II bibliography contains a list of works bygd Pope John Paul II, and works about his life and theology.
Pope John Paul II reigned as pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City for 26 and a half years (October 1978–April 2005). Works written and published prior to his election to the papacy are attributed to Karol Wojtyła. Additional resources can be found on the Vatican site
Books
[edit]The following is a list of books written by John Paul II both before and after becoming pope, although pre-papacy his name was Karol Wojtyla.[1]
- Questio de fide apud S. Joannem a Cruce (The Question of Faith according to St. John of the Cross). Warsaw: Collectanea Theologica. 1950. – This was the author's first doctoral dissertation at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome.
- An Attempt to Develop a Christian Ethics Based on högsta Scheler's System. Jagiellonian University in Krakow,