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CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY

— Pope John Paul

II,

who died April

2

age 84, was a voice of conscience for the world and a

at

modern-day apostle

for his church.

To both roles he brought a philosopher's spiritual intensity

and an

intellect,

a pilgrim's

actor's flair for the dramatic.

That

combination made him one of the most forceful moral leaders of the

modern

age.

As head of the church for more than 26 years, he held a hard line on doctrinal issues and drew sharp limits on dissent. For many years he was a tireless evangelizer at

home and

abroad,

but toward the end his frailty

The

and the passage to the third millennium ofChristianity.

The

left

him unable to murmur a blessing.

455

came a spiritual protagonist in two global transitions: the fall of European communism, which began in his native Poland in 1989,

new

brought a surge

non-Italian pope in Pope John Paul be-

millennium in global terror-

first

years,

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gestures to the crowd at World Youth Day

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at the start of a

Mass

Denver

in

26 years.

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Bishop Peter

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April

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at St. Patrick Cathedral April 3.

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Pope John Paul

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April 8,

PAPAL CHARACTER

NEW TRADITIONS

Pope invented

customs

variety of papal JOHN THAVIS

by

1979 he revived the practice of leading an

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

—

VATICAN CITY thing Pope John Paul

following traditions,

new

it

Ash Wednesday procession on Rome's

If there's

loved

II

any-

more than

was inventing

Aventine

Hill,

before placing ashes on the

foreheads of cardinals, bishops and religious at the Basilica of Santa Sabina.

The Lenten

season "cannot pass unnoticed," he re-

ones.

During his

pontificate, the Polish-born

pontiff filled his calendar with annual events

of every variety: hearing confessions, baptizing babies, visiting

Rome

holding youth

name a few.

rallies, to

parishes or

marked during the ceremony.

For many years on March St.

Only when

his health

in

and mobility

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I

of

Joseph, he traveled to an Italian factory

Pope John Paul

reaches out to a man at a home run by the Missionaries of Charity

II

who

Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 9, 1993. The pope,

or other workplace to highlight church

in

concerns about the world of labor.

people and offered comfort to them wherever he went, established World Day of the

That's on top of the traditional papal

ceremonies he inherited when elected 1978.

own

his

"In

some of these events and meetpope wanted to be more vis-

Sick Feb.

1 1

identified with sick

and suffering

feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.

,

ings, the ible,"

said

one Vatican

official,

adding

pope

in

1

986, has

become one of the most

world: a Christmas tree and a Nativity

seriously declined in his later years did he

that the pope's presence gave events "a

popular international celebrations on. the

scene in

cut back

sense of a 'happening.'"

church calendar. Every two or three years,

papal window. Like thousands of others, he

Pope John Paul presided over a mega-

visited

—

— on

reluctantly

several of

The pope

these self-styled customs.

In 1980, he instituted the practice of

hearing confessions in

St.

Peter's Basilica

gaged

behind a desk

began writing an

character.

Soon

after

The pope

World Our Lady

1

1,

feast of

In 1997, he instituted a

World Day of

annual Holy Thursday letter to priests of

began ordaining bishops in a lengthy liturgy

Consecrated

the world, as a sign of his special concern

on the feast of the Epiphany. Later, he made an annual tradition of baptizing babies from around the world in a Mass marking the feast of the

the Presentation of the Lord, and cel-

for the priesthood

and the burdens of pas-

toral ministry.

Visible presence

The pope liked

to

baptism of the Lord.

move around, and

World Youth Day, launched by

in

the

Not

ebrated

Life, celebrated

Mass

to inaugurate

Feb.

2, feast

of

One

of Pope John Paul's biggest innowas his pastoral visits to Rome parishes. Pope Paul VI paid occasional visits to churches in his diocese, but this

300

it

more than when ailing health too cumbersome, he

systematic, calling on

parishes. In 2002,

made such

visits

amended the tives

of

tradition to have representa-

Rome

Polish pope

week

at the

a natural choice for the

— he had as

him

parishes visit

was

Vatican. It

after

pope

week archbishop of Krakow and

it

issues. It

CNS

Thousands in

of

young people cheer Pope John Paul

II

FILE

first

international World Youth Day.

became one

of the

was

a sign that he appreciated even though he maintained the

them from a conclave be-

rule excluding

For many

years, just after Christ-

mas, the pope often paid a couple of barely noticed visits to two other groups: He met with garbage collectors at a small office near the Vatican and with nuns and homeless people at a shelter operated by Missionaries of Charity in the Vatican.

—

Small traditions ones,

on

but, like the big

Pope John Paul made room

for

them

his calendar.

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lunch and some open talk about church

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On his birthday, he usually invited carRome who were over age 80 to a

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Private

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in his private library.

Founding Father The events often had

of ordinary Catholics. before, he

wanted to be seen en-

Day

on Good Friday, apparently becoming the first pope in history to hear the confessions

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April 8,

PAPAL CHARACTER OUTSPOKEN AND REVERENT

As

which eventually led to the first noncommu-

dominant figure

nist

on world stage, pope

government

in the Soviet bloc.

move, he

In an astute political

vated an ally

in

culti-

Mikhail Gorbachev, whose

"glasnost" policies set the stage for the

used his moral leadership

But the pope was also by

JOHN THAVIS

unwelcome

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY— Pope John Paul II

Modern

leadership

is

often a question

met with world figures across the spectrum. During his pontificate, every U.S. president made a pilgrimage to the Vatican, including President George W. Bush in

stream for private audiences at the Vatican.

2001, 2002 and 2004.

The pope's door almost always was open to the world's powerful, a policy that brought controversial figures to his private library

communism.

— among them

Palestinian leader

Yasser Arafat, Cuban President Fidel Castro and former Austrian President Kurt Waldheim.

than any previous pontiff, he

pushed religious teachings into the center of public debate, arguing that uni-

—

Many

such as the sancnorms are not optional for of life contemporary society.

The pope's bold words and gestures won acclaim, but not from all quarters. As his pontificate wore on, his message increasingly went against conventional thinking on issues like abortion, gay marriage and genetic research.

When it came to war, the pope gave no

—

ef-

of personal rapport, and Pope John Paul

Although the pope's fading health in later years made these one-on-one meetings less substantive, his encounters with U.S. and Soviet leaders in the 1980s and '90s gave a spiritual impetus to the fall of European

versal moral

would never

nist era.

rights, con-

and plead for peace. demn He had the ear of presidents, prime ministers and kings, who came in a steady

tity

sometimes-

of "globalization" in the post-commu-

fects

ethical failings

More

a

bring justice and cautioning about the

more than 26 years as a dominant figure on the world stage, using his moral

human

the

of capitalism, warning

critic

that the profit motive alone

spent

leadership to promote

— and

breakup of the Soviet Union return of religious freedom.

observers, including former U.S.

ambassadors to the Vatican, said Pope John Paul's influence

dous.

They

on world events was tremen-

praised his political savvy, re-

flected less in the public

realm than

in

behind-

the-scenes efforts by Vatican diplomats.

The pope's tenure saw a near-doubling of the number of countries with which the Vatican holds diplomatic relations.

At the same

time, his flair for the

comfort to those pressing for the use of

dramatic gesture helped make him the

military force.

most-televised pontiff in history.

was based on the conviction that both sides should have done more to settle the dispute peacefully. He mobilized an unprecedented, though unsucIed

war on Iraq

in '2003

cessful, diplomatic effort to help hostilities

and to preserve the

United Nations

in global

,

pope

Islam, the

against

all

violence in the

He convened tians,

led a spiritual

1

campaign

name of religion.

in Assisi in early

terrorism.

Fighting for life Pro-life issues )irit

in the

said,

one reason

he kept returning to these places was that

addresses the United Nations

New York

during his

to the

lighting human problems around the globe.

The pope was a consistent critic of war

determined than ever to speak

matic way," said Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls. "If a pope doesn't try to awaken ethical responsibility, what is

applying church teaching to technical ques-

his value?"

and demographics, and prodding individual consciences on what he has called a worldwide

excluded the death penalty, and he

frequent appeals against executions in the

"moral

United States. After one dramatic plea dur-

United States

in

II

in

first visit

October 1979.

,

2002; the gathering produced a joint state-

ment against

photo by Chris Sheridan

he knew the cameras would follow, spot-

Pope John Paul

a meeting of Muslims, Chris-

Jews and others

America. As the pope once CNS

role of the

Following the Sept. 1 1 200 terrorist attacks by extremists acting in the name of

form of global influence that

or visit a shantytown family in Latin

prevent

peacemaking.

That was

this pope never underestimated. Millions watched him walk through crowds of African poor

a

His outspoken opposition to the U.S.-

brought out a fighting

Polish-born pontiff In 1994, for

example, he challenged U.N. population planners on abortion and birth-control poli-

and steered an international developa moral debate on bfe and family issues. cies

ment conference toward

Relentless efforts

The pope and for that.

his aides

took some flak

But as he aged, he seemed more his mind,

tions such as economics, biology

crisis."

'The Gospel of Life," his 1 995 encyclical on pro-life issues that he addressed to "all people of good will" and sent to government leaders around the globe, reflected the

tence of a Missouri death-row inmate was

and a booster of peace, and during his major statements calling for disarmament. His aides successfully headed off a shooting war between Chile and Argentina in 1978.

But sometimes the pope's peace efforts went unheeded, to his bitter disappointment.

That was true not only in Iraq; his warnings about conflagration in the Balkans and his

commuted.

horror at ethnic fighting

The pope's pro-life stand also

ing his

visit to St.

Louis

in 1999,

virtually

made

the sen-

'To speak out on an

issue like abortion

confirms this pope's leadership

in a

dra-

When Pope

died during the month of April:

Rev.

Joseph

J.

Lash

Rev. Msgr. Charles Gable

1999

1977

addressed

pope continually prodded and pressured global financial powers to forgive at least a request part of the Third World debt that added a moral dimension to the issue and helped bring about debt relief for some

harmonious international relations were deeply tied to a proper understanding of freedom and respect for moral precepts.

That was a message he honed over the years, in face-to-face meetings with world leaders and in public speeches.

Returning to the United Nations in

The pope conferred with presidents, stood up to tyrants and preached to crowds of more than a million people. Almost immediately after his election in 1978, he began using the world as a pulpit: decrying hunger from Africa; denouncing the arms race from Hiroshima, Japan; and promoting human equality from caste-conscious India.

As Poland's

native son, he had a special and a key role in the demise of European communism. For years he criticized the moral bankruptcy of the system, to applause in the West. His visits to his homeland helped light the fire of reform, interest

Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus

first

the United Nations in 1979, he emphasized

in

of the poorest nations.

who

John Paul

2000, the

Duringjubilee celebrations

—

Please pray for the

in Africa illustrated

the limits of papal influence.

Global stage

pope's sense of resolve.

following priests

pontificate the Vatican issued

that

1995, frailer but just as forceful, he again insisted that the "family

of nations" must be

founded on strong moral principles and

warned of "unspeakable offenses against human life and freedom" in today's world.

The pope never stopped prodding the world's conscience, nor did he shy away from appealing directly to heads of state.

Visiting Cuba in 1998, he challenged Castro's government to allow freedom of expression and a wider church role in society.

In these and other interventions, the pope felt

certain that he acted in the name ofcivilians

who had little or no voice in world events.

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PAPAL TRAVELS GLOBETROTTING FOR GOD

Slowed by age, pope refused to give up world travels by

JOHN THAVIS

often

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE VATICAN CITY— Although slowed by age and infirmity before he died, Pope John Paul II refused to give up one of his favorite pastoral duties: traveling the globe.

Visiting 129 countries

on 104

trips

were

televised in the host countries,

giving him a unique opportunity to evangelize

and stand up publicly for minority Catholics.

Some of his warmest

receptions came where his 14 visits helped spur a period of tremendous growth in Africa, a continent

for the church.

He once

told reporters he

outside Italy, he redefined the nature of the

kept returning to Africa in order to bring

papacy and its once-stable ministry. Earlier popes were carried on chairs at the Vatican;

the journalistic spotlight to

one jetted around the world, taking the

1990 that welcomed him as

this

crowd

Papua

New

Guinea, Madagascar

and Alaska.

Averaging four major trips a year, the pope logged more than 700,000 miles and spent about 6 percent of his papacy outside the Vatican and Italy.

Every year his aides told him to slow down and every year the pontiff penciled

—

in

more trips.

In 2002, despite

summer heat

and declining health, the pope crisscrossed North and Central America for 1 1 days to

meet with youths in Toronto and canonize saints in Guatemala and Mexico.

Perhaps the most personally satisfying trip was his Holy Year 2000 pilgrimage to biblical lands, which began in Egypt with a visit to Mount Sinai and continued with stops in Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories. The pope walked in the footsteps of Christ and the Apostles and made a historic visit in Jerusalem to the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest place. biblical pil-

A in

derscored the church's

its

"a great friend."

commitment

poor by walking into a shack

in a

CNS

Rio de

Pope John Paul

had taken off his gold papal ring and offered it to the poverty-stricken local parish.

He

visited with victims of

Hansen's

disease in Guinea-Bissau and blessed young

AIDS

outside

traveled

Italy

The

He

news conferences,

strolling

through the

press section of his plane and fielding doz-

ens of questions.

Asked about in

his globe-trotting

1983, he replied: 'Yes,

that

I

times

what

am it

is

On must

is

I

am

papacy

convinced

...

traveling too much, but some-

necessary to do something of

too much."

other occasions, he said simply,

visit

"I

my people."

His top aides said the pontiff aimed to strengthen the links between the church in

Rome and

particular church communities

around the globe. From the mountains of Peru to the plains of India, he spoke the local languages, gave pep talks to local pastoral workers and canonized local saints.

His speeches, sermons and liturgies

in history,

John Paul

II

made 104

trips

•

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emotional highlights, such as the time he

met the 375,000 young people who visited Denver in 1993 for World Youth Day,

The pontiff and politics From a pastoral point of view, some of toughest trips were in Europe, a conti-

nent the pope declared in need of re-evan-

Netherlands

in

1985, he got an earful from Catholics un-

dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier,

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PAPAL TRAVELS

In U.S.

pope urged Catholics to use

visits,

freedom responsibly them

CAROL ZIMMERMAN

by

—

WASHINGTON Paul

seven

II's

visits to

In

Pope John

the United States,

drals,

In

N.J.

Iowa and dozens of cathethe pope challenged Americans to

He

Assembly and

Mass

in

New

York's

in off-the-cuff

remarks to

schoolchildren, the pope urged people to

work and pray

culture, including the

words of Thomas

celebrated

In a formal talk to the U.N. General

free-

for peace.

He also took an down Fifth Avenue to

Declaration of Independence, the Constitution,

He

including a racetrack in Queens.

frequently quoted long-standing

American

New York City;

Central Park and various sports stadiums,

rediscover their country's religious roots,

icons of

1995, in a visit just to the East

Brooklyn, NY.; Baltimore and Newark,

in

which sought to guarantee individual dom and human dignity.

of history, the liberating

Coast, the pope stopped in

California, a Hispanic barrio in Texas, a

farm

this stage

message of the Gospel of life has been put into your hands," he told them.

During his three-day stay in Denver, the pope also met with President BiD Clinton.

he continually urged Catholics to use their freedom responsibly and to preserve the sacredness and value of human life.

In football stadiums in New York and historic

to bring Christ to the world.

"At

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Jefferson, the

unexpected detour greet the throngs of

people eager to see the pontiff up close.

Pledge of Allegiance, and even the song

"America the Beautiful."

During

Spreading the light

September 1987 visit to South Carolina, he praised the American tradition of freedom, but called on Americans not his

In a prayer service in

epic

to lose sight of freedom's "true meaning."

You cannot

leaving, he again urged Catholics to "love

on the right to choose without also insisting on "America:

insist

the duty to choose well, the duty to choose in truth,"

that

he said at an ecumenical service

drew 65,000 people

to Williams-Brice

Stadium in Columbia, S.C. Father Frank O'RourUe, pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church in Greensboro, and David Hains, director of communications for the Diocese of Charlotte, were television commentators during the pope's visit.

CNS

Pope John Paul Rose Garden

Challenging changes to the United

States in 1979, visiting Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago,

New

York,

Washington and Des

Moines, Iowa-

He met

with church and civic leaders,

Jimmy

including President

White House, but he personally greet

many

Carter at the

also took the time to

of the thousands

who

flocked to the sidelines, hoping for a hand-

shake or even just a glimpse of him.

But the pope's first U.S.

visit also

was not

without tension. During the last day of his trip

he met with about 7,000

women

religious in

House

Oct. 6,

1979. He was the

Washington and was challenged by one of them to expand women's role in the church.

Although the pope had stopovers in Alaska in 1981 and 1984, his next major visit to the United States was not until

when he

visited

Columbia, SC., Mi-

New Orleans; San Antonio; Phoenix; Los Angeles; Monterey and Carmel, Calif; San Francisco; and Detroit.

That year, the pope told Americans at a departure ceremony at the Detroit Met'The ultimate test of the way you treat every

ropolitan Airport:

your greatness

is

human being, but especially the weakest and most defenseless ones."

During a visit in 1995, the pope reminded his listeners at Giants Stadium in New Jersey not to forget the words emblazoned on the base of the statue, symbolizing the nation's

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visit to St. Louis.

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been described as the largest indoor Mass

addressed smaller groups of religious leaders,

in the

black Catholics, Native Americans, Catholic

Los Angeles, he noted that many

'You are ready of you now.

He said it was wrong

to think that dissent poses

no obstacle

to

He

San Francisco, the pope ignored the wisdom of the day to reach out and touch AIDS patients, shaking their hands and embracing a 4-year-old boy who had contracted the deadly disease through a In

for

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—

strongly urged American Catholics

against abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide, capital

punishment and racism.

In usual fashion, he also

urged

St.

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Pope John Paul role of CINDY

by

II

—

VATICAN CITY (CNS) equal dignity, he

The

In authoritative

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documents and in heartfelt pastoral letters, Pope John Paul II looked at the role of women in the church and in the world more closely than any other pope in theological

women were

women

some of

the highest echelons of temporal

about the status of women

The

issue of

in

The

women and

hood generated discussion and dissent within the Catholic Church and became a major ecumenical stumbling block when some churches in the Anglican Communion began ordaining women.

Nevertheless, during Pope John Paul's pontificate, women took over pastoral and administrative duties in priestless parishes,

Three young II

at

In

PHOTO BY JOE RlMKUS

greet Pope John Paul

World Youth Day

in

Denver

in

1993.

documents pastoral letters, the pope theological

and

around the world and they began swelling the ranks of "experts" at Vatican synods and symposiums.

In 2004, for the first time, the pope

women in the church and in the world more closely than any other pope in modern history.

women

theologians to the

prestigious International Theological

mission and

named

Com-

heartfelt

in

looked at the role of

the teaching that the church cannot or-

dain

them

The

Academy of Social Sciences.

Equal and different While defending women's

letter,

rights

and

men, the pope also highlighted the ways women are and should be different from men.

Women and men have complementary natures, he taught, and their "diversity of roles" in the church and in the family are a their "equal dignity" with

of that

reality.

The

pope's teaching on complementarity formed the basis for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's

2004 document

on male-female

collaboration in the church and society.

scribing discrimination against

male-female rivalry as results of

document

said the differences

De-

women and sin,

sexes are part of God's plan for creation

not social constructs

— and

and society benefit when the

the

between the

—

that church gifts

of both

are recognized.

While decrying discrimination against women and urging their promotion in cial life,

all

spheres of community and so-

the pope unequivocally reaffirmed

pope's

4

men

"Slavorum Apostoli" ('The Apostles of

the Slavs"), 1985: Affirming Eastern Europe's

Christian culture in a

document reaffirmed the

rectly to the world's in

commemoration of Sts.

and Methodius on the 1,100th anniver-

Cyril

sary of St. Methodius' death.

to be his Apostles,

"Dominum

5.

et Vivificantem" ("Lord

Giver of Life"), 1986: the

On

and

the living presence of

Holy Spirit in the church and the world.

"Redemptoris Mater" ("Mother of the

6.

1

On Mary's role in the mys-

987:

tery of Christ and in the church. his teaching di-

women in a

which he thanked them for

1995

all

"Sollicitudo Rei Socialis"

7.

("On Social

letter

Concerns"), 1987: Second social encyclical,

they have

marking 20th anniversary of Pope Paul VI's social encyclical 'Populorum Progressio."

done, apologized for the church's failure to

always recognize their contributions and

condemned the 'long and degrading history" of sexual violence against women.

Evaluating the women's liberation movement as being generally positive, the pope called for changes to make women's equality a

"Redemptoris Missio" ('The Mission of

8.

the Redeemer"), 1991: pel as the central

On spreading the Gos-

and permanent mandate of

the church.

"Centesimus Annus" ('The Hundredth

9.

Year"), 1991: Third social encyclical, analyz-

He called for equal pay for

ing the social situation in the light of

equal work, protection for working mothers

communism's collapse on the 100th anniversary of "Rerum Novarum."

reality in the world.

'The Dignity of Women'

and

fairness in career

advancement.

on

But he also mentioned a growing con-

1988 apostolic

cern in his thinking and teaching: a belief

Truth"), 1993: First papal encyclical in history on

"Mulieris Dignitatem" ('The Dignity

that modern societies were denigrating motherhood and penalizing women who

the foundations of moral theology.

chose to have children.

Life"),

women

reflection

to the priesthood.

a female Harvard Uni-

versity law professor to be president of the Pontifical

and

Working for change

Jr.

they were appointed chancellors of dioceses

appointed two

fidelity to Christ's actions

Pope John Paul took

women

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Work"), 1981: Social encyclical on workers'

Redeemer"), CNS

in

of Pope Leo XI I Is encyclical "Rerum Novarum."

men: Christ chose it has been the constant practice of the Catholic and Orthodox churches, and the magisterium's teaching on the matter has been consistent. only

the priest-

("itich

the Father and the

rights and dignity marking the 90th anniversary

basis for ordaining only

criticism

On God

all-male priesthood, he wrote,

his plan for the church.

the church.

"Dives in Misericordia"

2.

among Catholics.

women, but

power, the pope and the Catholic Church

were the objects of continuous

man race.

does not represent discrimination against

consolidated their place in

Jesus Christ and

meaning of God's mercy.

3. "Laborem Exercens" ("On

The

cate, as

On

1 994 apostolic letter on ordinaPope John Paul said the church's ban on women priests is definitive and not open

to debate

'26-year pontifi-

979:

Mercy"), 1980:

a recurring

more than

1

the dignity his redemption brings to the hu-

pope wrote.

and often controv ersial subject for the pope. his

doubt

tion,

life

"Redemptor Hominis" ("The Re-

deemer of Man"),

about the God-given dignity of women, the In his

and peacemaking,

During

chose a woman, the

— Pope John

published 14 encyclical letters:

II 1.

God

in the world's salvation leaves little

topics as diverse as the priesthood,

motherhood, abortion, work, religious

Paul

said.

fact that

Virgin Mary, to play such an important role

history.

On

encyclical letters created in God's image and likeness with

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pope published 14

women in church

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During his papacy,

looked closely at

basic elements of his teaching

are found in his

of Women"), his 1994 apostolic

letter,

"On

Reserving Priestly Ordination to Men Alone," and his 1995 "Letter to Women."

But his thoughts on women also could be found in significant segments of his weekly general audience series on sexuality and on the structure of the church, his 1988 apostolic exhortation on the laity, his 1995 message for World Peace Day, and his messages to the leaders of the U.N. conferences on population and on women.

Even one of his annual heart-to-heart letters to the world's priests dwelt on the topic of women, particularly on the impormothers, sisters and tance of women friends

—

The

While the pope

carefully avoided dis-

cussing women exclusively in terms of their

10. "Veritatis

1 1

He

life, its

women's po-

it

1

"Ut 995:

1

Unum Sint" ("That All May Be On the importance of striving for

"Fides et Ratio" ("Faith and Reason"),

3.

On

1998:

struggles against the "culture of death"

marked by war, abortion and euthanasia.

human

Christian unity.

of the "feminine

genius" that the world so desperately needs as

On abortion, euthanasia, embry-

sacredness and dignity.

12.

One"),

repeatedly pointed to

tential as bearers oflife as part

"Evangelium Vitae" ('The Gospel of

.

1995:

onic experiments and other threats to

possible roles as virgins or mothers, he

exalted the virtues of both.

Splendor" ('The Splendor of

philosophy.

14. "Ecclesia

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its

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PAPAL ACHIEVEMENTS POPE'S DEATH BRINGS

History may see

pope as catalyst of communism's demise

UNPRECEDENTED OUTPOURING OF JEWISH THANKS, PRAISE WASHINGTON (CNS) —The April 2 death of Pope John Paul

by

JOHN THAVIS

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

—

VATICAN CITY many

political

praise

commentators, history

Their comments indicated

will

remember Pope John Paul II as the spiritual godfather of communism's demise.

communism

Polish pope

ideological "I

map in

the

human

repeat

Many consider what Pope John Paul

it

and

insist

on

it,"

1978 as the

in

first

particularly for their symbolism:

—

1979. In Poland, he prayed at the Auschwitz concentration camp. He paused

pope

from behind the Iron Curtain immediately sparked interest in Washington and apprehension in Moscow, two poles of a renewed Cold War.

at the

sions

on

religious rights.

Many thought the

Crowds cheer

in

him go

Lithuania for religious celebrations.

Pope John Paul

arrival of

same

year, a Vatican

document approved

by the pope referred to communist regimes as the

"shame of our

The

ground of East European freedom was Poland. When the pope visited his homeland in 1979, he helped ignite a sense of spiritual

1

about Soviet policies where.

The Vatican

II

on

his first visit to

in

the United States

Poland as pope. The pontiff's in

visits

Poland.

Poland and

else-

meetings took place, but denied the claim of a U.S.-Vatican "holy alliance" to

thwart

communism.

In fact,

peared

in

the

big cracks ap-

first

communist facade, not West, for help.

the European

His overtures to Soviet reformer Mikhail their historic

in

1989 and led to

at the Vatican in

the restoration of church rights through-

out the Soviet bloc.

When

purpose that nur-

the Soviet

Union

more

liberal

on

offering concessions

The pope adopted during

approach by

religious freedom.

the

same strategy Cuba in

his historic pastoral visit to

1998, encouraging President Fidel Castro to

when

the pope turned East,

meeting

advertised their

make

political

and religious reforms

while urging the international

community

to stop isolating the Caribbean nation.

While much of the world was caught by the rapid disintegration of communism, the Vatican seemed better prepared. The pope spoke the languages of many of the region's people, and that made a huge difference. off-balance

disintegrated,

The pope realized that the moral victory communism marked the start of a deli-

tured the political hopes of the Solidarity

the Vatican took advantage of the situation

over

movement. After martial law was imposed and Solidarity outlawed, the pope

by quickly establishing diplomatic relations with the newly independent countries. As

cate reorganizational phase for the church

returned to a discouraged nation in 1983, but in talk after talk raised the country's

the pope remarked,

labor

he repeatedly

praised the original Solidarity ideals,

ham-

mered the government's labor record, called for religious freedom and said Marxism had lost credibility.

"Save your strength for the future," he crowd of millions in Gdansk, where

told a

the pro-democracy

Two swept to tions,

years

political

movement had begun.

later,

a revived Solidarity

power

in historic free elec-

and European communism unraveled.

was

clear that

Marx-

and

pastoral mission. In the space of a decade,

he called two

special

synods for Europe to

ideology was "completely exhausted."

key part of the pope's strategy was

Soviet collapse and emphasized that the de-

to

encourage communist countries to sign

moralizing effects of a half-century of commu-

A

in 1987,

it

its'

ist

morale and political resolve.

Back once again

1986.

human

rights accords, then insist that they

up to them. The Vatican, for example, repeatedly invoked the Helsinki Agreement and the 1989 Vienna follow-up accords live

when discussing the human in

rights situation

Eastern Europe.

Another factor working

pope was important to countries seeking economic and political favor in the West. As communist

was

for the

that the Vatican's "blessing"

discuss evangelization plans in the

wake ofthe

nism could not be erased overnight.

He

also

rejected

ideological

triumphalism. Rather than dance on communism's grave, he preferred to warn that unchecked capitalism held its own dangers especially in the countries emerging from Marxist shadows.

He made a point to visit 18 former

—

Soviet republics or satellites in the years before his death.

He went

to a

Rome

syna-

com-

munity. Noting Christianity's unique bond said, "You are our beloved you are our elder brothers" in of Abraham.

with Judaism, he brothers

—

ideology weakened, the regimes sometimes

never denied that these

Gorbachev culminated

time."

real testing

not

"It is

to pray with the city's Jewish

the faith

From 980 onward,

to

The

—

PHOTO

the streets of Warsaw, Poland, on June 4, 1979, waiting for the

sent high-level officials to brief the pope

letting

FILE

gogue

own. He kept up the quiet negotiations, but in documents and speeches around the world he began making not-so-quiet pronouncements about communist ideology and practice.

In 1 984, for example, the pope publicly

Moscow for not

commemorating

scription with indifference."

CNS

gave energy to the Polish people and helped to eventually topple communism

criticized

inscription

permissible for anyone to pass by this in-

new pope would throw out this "Ostpolitik" in favor of more aggressive approach.

But in the end, Pope John Paul made "Ostpolitik" his

Hebrew

the Jews killed there and said,

For decades the Vatican had followed a policy of quiet negotiation with communist regimes, in order to win realistic conces-

moments stand out

of his papacy. Four

1993 interview.

His election

...

1994.

He attended a Vatican-hosted

commemorating the Holocaust, Hitler's World War II effort to exterminate

concert

all

Jews.

—

After meditating at Western Wall, he placed in the

2000.

Jerusalem's

wall a written prayer to

God

expressing

wrongs done

to Jews

by Christians. It ended, "Asking your forgiveness, we wish to commit ourselves to genuine brotherhood with the people of the

deep sadness for

all

Covenant."

Under Pope John

Paul, the Vatican

published guidelines on

how

Catholics

should teach and preach about Jews and

Judaism and issued a major document on the Holocaust that expressed repentance for the Christians' failure to oppose the persecution of Jews.

In 1985, the pope went to the Great Synagogue of Rome. It was believed to be the first time since Peter that a pope had entered the Rome synagogue, and symbolically it marked a watershed in Catholic-

Jewish relations.

During his.jubilee pilgrimage to the Holy Land, the sight of the aging, stooped pope praying as he pressed a trembling hand against the ancient stones of the Western Wall struck a chord with Jews around the world.

At the pope's

urging, the Vatican estab-

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LOCAL RESPONSE

on

Local clergy reflect memories of pope

Statements from area

fortunate to have had several private meet-

REFLECTIONS, from page 1

Pope John Paul," said Bishop "He was always concerned with the

ings with Curlin.

pastoral information offered to him."

w ith his pontificate.

"We can do no more than the Holy

"What

the church might take

wisdom,

direction, for

the church and also the

"He was

the

is

way

As prayers and Masses were being in all

92

good

will to join in

"all

people of

prayer at this time."

In the early

hood in Rome and was ordained by Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica in 1983.

Bishop Jugis has traveled twice to the

had a private audience with the pope.

"I came away from the meeting awed and humbled," said Bishop Jugis. "It was a

990s, Father

"For 26 years, the Holy Father has shepherded the church with great wisdom,"

He

concelebrated

zeal to all

The pope

make Christ known has

them the "option" of Jesus Christ.

"For the pope, Jesus was the only option Jesus was the way, the truth and the life," said Father Hawker. "But in the he was speakculture, in today's society

—

United States

visited the

seven times. Msgr. Anthony Marcaccio, pastor of St. Pius

X Church in Greensboro,

...

pope

recalled the crowd's reaction to the

people in his missionary outreach than his predecessors

ing to

Md.

his visit in Baltimore,

'The whole place went

to

young people within

their living of

its feet,

wild

all

of

a giant

the religious world and his passing

Catholics.

Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory

•

ofAtlanta

life.

And

it

He

played a

He who

—

munism, especially in his native Poland. He was always concerned with the rights and dignity of the human person. He was also a promoter of peace, a peace brought about by dialogue, not by military power.

Pope John Paul II was a moral leader for the ages. That was what attracted so many young people to this man, even in his 80s, when he was crippled with illness. He said what he meant and he meant what he

Young

said.

people sensed that the advice

he gave them was intended to help them live happy, productive lives.

of suffering

has proven a light in a world

life

my heart with memories holy priest of God. May

He was

fills

of this good and

when

it

placed within the

is

context of how Christ suffered for

darkened by the culture of death.

His death

clined,

a

man

us.

of vast accomplish-

ments. But perhaps he will be best remero

him eternal peace and joy.

And may the Holy Virgin, so dearly loved

by Pope John Paul, welcome him into the company of the blessed in heaven.

bered as a man of prayer and as someone who ardently promoted the dignity of the human person.

Bishop Emeritus William G. Curlin

ofSavannah

the Lord grant

—

was a powerful

—

Bishop J. Kevin Boland

ofCJuirlotte

Today we mourn

great and holy man, our spiritual leader

Holy Father.

representing Jesus Christ on earth, our

a shepherd, their

and

the passing of this

To the world's billion Catholics, he was He was the voice of conscience on moral

Holy Father. And we

ethical issues: war, the death penalty,

a

life

also celebrate his

short of an electric shock," he said. 'Their

Father Arnsparger traveled to the

abortion and euthanasia. Having lived under

truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Vatican to be present at the pope's funeral.

spiritual energy,

Catholic Church "a greater understanding of

two totalitarian governments, fascism and communism, he never stopped speaking out on behalf of the millions of people who never

the holiness of life and the holiness of death."

have a voice

we all

felt

very

much

The pope's death, he said, means for the

'alive.'"

Msgr. Marcaccio also accompanied Bishop Emeritus William G. Curlin on his "ad limina" visit to the Vatican in the

1

990s.

"It

teaches us to place our eternal

life

at

"I'll

never forget the intimacy of that

the top of our priorities," he said. "It teaches

moment

with the Holy Father and Bishop

us that

God

will continue to lead us to

Msgr. Marcaccio.

During the visit, Bishop Curlin mentioned the monsignor's mother had been

eternal

diagnosed with cancer.

observances to "pray for the repose of the

'Then the Holy Father made the sign of the cross on my forehead and, with the

soul of the

utmost paternal affection, held my face and pronounced he would pray for my mother,"

andt St. Patrick Cathedral April 8 and solemn

Curlin," said

said

that ule,

as the next

life

pope takes the place

of service to the church."

'We

Msgr. Marcaccio. "His tenderness at in the midst of a busy schedhad a profound impact on me."

"During my years as a bishop, I was

moment,

—

Masses at the Holy Father" of St. Lawrence in Asheville April 7

vespers at

=

St.

ings and pronouncements the

power of

prayer and his conviction that personal holiness can change the world.

Above all he felt

called to be the servant of the

Bishop Jugis decided to celebrate three

Basilica

in global affairs.

Increasingly he emphasized in his writ-

never more

He was

unstoppable, a

even

of great

two

ill-

bullets

travel to various parts of the world.

He

suffered tremendously, but always linked his sufferings with the sufferings of the Lord.

As one

takes to heart the

faithful to his call-

own

life.

He

words of the

son behind the greatness of Pope John Paul II,

his

life,

his suffering,

—

inspired the whole world to see the dignity all

man

time of serious

pope, one can begin to understand the rea-

ing than by the witness of his

and worth of

in

from an assassin, in the face of arthritis and Parkinson's disease, he still felt compelled to ness. In the face of

Gospel for

the hope of the world.

He was

life,

of love, of witness to the hope and

love and affection so permeated the stadium that

man

human

the context of

youth to take their place of responsibility," said Father Roger Arnsparger, pastor of St. Barnabas Church in Arden.

'The people's sentiment for their shepsomewhere just herd is hard to describe

be remembered as the

will

almost single-handedly toppled com-

ages. His defense of the sanctity of all

"He has encouraged and enlivened the

about to begin," said Msgr. Marcaccio.

Gossman

of Raleigh

homily, especially in the pouring rain."

with anticipation, knowing the liturgy was

Bis/iop Joseph

Even as his health and mobility dePope John Paul continued a rigorous schedule. As he entered his final illness, he was determined to demonstrate the value

.

during

He was

combined.

brings great sorrow to the hearts of all

—

to live in

major role in the fall of communism. Millions have seen and heard him preaching the Gospel during his worldwide pilgrim-

offered

areas of the globe."

our ultimate triumph over death and

mercy and love of God.

and to work for peace, in challenging the men and women of our world to both recognize our dignity as children of God and to promote the inalienable rights that flow from that human dignity from conception to natural death.

He visited and encountered more

humanity

leaders in the 20th century.

to the youths during a

to rest our hope

ing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, in calling

mind and the heart of the Lord Jesus. He was a magnificent witness; truly a witness of hope who lived his commitment to the Gospel of Life." where he spoke heavy rainfall and

for

and

patience, fidelity

suffering in the eternal and unconditional

deep spirituality and enviable scholarship, he

people around the world to a deeper love

God. His

was a

Pope John Paul II has often been acknowledged as one of the most influential

pope's 1979 visit to Boston,

taken him to

years, his

With

showed us how

voice of clarity and constancy in proclaim-

Mass with

Father Hawker vividly recalled the

in

those challenged by sickness, infirmity, suffering and age. serenity he

Pope John Paul II three times.

"It was quite an experience to talk with him," said Father Hawker. "As a man of

Christ have inspired countless numbers of

for

Congregation

Catholic Church has lost a most

pastor and teacher with the death of

Pope John Paul II. For more than 26

in

Hawker was

reflected the

very holy moment."

and confidence

awareness of

The faithful

Clergy and traveled to the Vatican sev-

eral times.

During his 2004 "ad limina" visit, the bishop

said the bishop. "His faith

1

a consultant to the Vatican for

2003.

in

in his

for education in the Diocese of Charlotte.

Bishop Jugis studied for the priest-

Vatican since becoming bishop

absorbed

and then to proclaim the Gospel to the pope," said Father James Hawker, pastor of St. Luke Church in Mint Hill and vicar

parishes and missions of the Diocese of Charlotte, Bishop Jugis asked

totally

the presence of the

for

way for humanity."

scheduled and offered for the pope

in his private

Lord in the Eucharist."

"One of my cherished memories was to be privileged to be able to celebrate Mass with the Holy Father and one other priest,

for comfort," said

Bishop Jugis. "Jesus Christ

Mass with him

chapel in the Vatican," said Bishop Curlin.

1978 than to look to Jesus for

tificate in

a privilege to have occasions to

concelebrate

Father did from the beginning of his pon-

on pope

bishops

human

and

his death.

Bishop Robert J Balm ofCharkstoi

beings, especially

Patrick Cathedral April 10.

ask

Our Lord

Jesus Christ to

grant to our beloved Pope John Paul

reward of everlasting

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LOCAL RESPONSE

North Carolinians recall Pope John Paul "My Paul

II

Pope John

greatest respect for

was

his interest in the values

ideals of youth.

I

and

have had the fortunate

opportunity to meet several politicians, entertainers and actors, but meeting

surely has been a highlight of my

"My grandmother

him

life.

died the follow-

met the pope) and I had the rosary that I was handed by him placed in her hand so that she could be buried with it. I was told that I would ing year (after

later regret

it,

I

have the

memory

of grandmother has

meeting him, and my the gift that he gave me."

David Bradin, 1995 graduate of Charlotte Catholic High School

—

"Pope John Paul II was a very holy and prayerful man. You cannot help but feel the essence of the holiness just being around him.

"Two of Pope John Paul II's great-

Church are

est legacies for the Catholic

the gift he has given us of enduring pain

and

acknowledgement of the youth.

"Pope John Paul II was loved by his

everyone.

He

such enormous crowds as everywhere Pope John Paul II was seen.

"When the pope entered the room ... appeared that he was surrounded by a special light, but it was the radiance of his face that caused that effect. I will it

cherish that

—

I

but

forever."

Wesp, executive director,

"I

traveled to

Rome

in

2000

for a

short Jubilee pilgrimage with a friend

from church. After visiting

we stopped

in the gift shop.

St. Peter's,

We had not

been there long when suddenly the sisannounced they had to close quickly for security because the pope was coming by to speak to a special group of ter

pilgrims visiting. Sister told us to go in

and get a seat and we could see him.

It was such an unexpected privilege and blessing! I will never forget that most very special day to be so close in the Holy Father's presence."

Gina Parsons, finance accounts payable,

Courtesy photo

Deacon Ben Wenning, director

of

shakes hands with Pope John Paul

II

permanent diaconate during a 1993

visit

—

recalled

Diocese of Charlotte

celebrating Mass with a group of airport chaplains

how the pope spent 20 minutes

in

for

Diocese of Charlotte,

to the Vatican.

Deacon Wenning

private prayer prior to and following his private chapel.

in

has given the world an

be in an individual's

life

as

it is

practiced,

but how religion is practiced by someone who is a leader in the world.'

Deacon Ben Wenning, director of permanent diaconatefor Diocese of Charlotte

—

wouldn't have traded the experience

of seeing Pope John Paul II for anything being in his presence was amazing. I still get ...

choked up thinking about it."

— Amy

memory

Peggy

Charlotte Sister Cities

image of not only what religion should

"I

II

Blakley, director

education, St. Stephen

Church

of

religious

in Elkin.

"Never have I witnessed the outpouring of love, devotion and affection of

"I

remember how awestruck each

member

of our group was to be in Pope

John Paul

man

but

II's still

presence. He was a busy took the time to ask us

if my mother appreciated the collect call from Italy, but she accepted the charges, and was remarkably calm after hearing the news. I was noticeably less calm,

considering

— Sean Catholic

Kelly,

the circumstances."

1995 graduate of Charlotte

High School

where we were from and what we were studying before blessing the group.

"Although our encounter lasted just moments, he left a lasting impression on me. I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to meet and to shake the hand of the Holy Father.

"My meeting with Pope John Paul II was one of the most amazing encounters of my life. I can recall my excitement the night before, when we learned of our audience the following day. I'm not sure

Courtesy photo

David Bradin, a 1995 graduate of Charlotte Catholic High School, shakes hands with

Pope John Paul

II

during a

1997

visit

to the Vatican. Bradin had traveled to

Rome as

part of a class studying the Vatican as a nation state. Bradin and two other CCHS graduates, Sean Kelly and Matthew Bloch, were part of a group of 10 to Italy from

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relations with Soviet

1996

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ban on land mines

total

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wounds pope 1

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"Catechism

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MEMORIUM

IN

A modern-day apostle the gravity of such a sin by priests.

He convened

APOSTLE, from page 1

summit

a Vatican-US.

to

address the problem, but let his Vatican advis-

and U.S. church leaders work out the

ers

ism, and the pope

renounce violence

ers to

answers. In the end, he approved changes that

interfaith lead-

in the

While condemning

religion. tacks,

convened

name of

made

he urged the United States to re-

spond with

restraint,

cized the U.S.-led

As

and he sharply

victim in California or huddling in a prison-

them

cell

own powers

languages, until his

decry hunger;

in

easily translated

conversation with his would-be assassin,

Mehmet Ali Agca?

life.

From Krakow

times, he used the world as a pulpit:

in Africa, to

— something

surprised and

message

of speech faltered toward the end of his

At

life

including

—

pleased millions by communicating with

own

was not

that

criti-

pastor of the universal church, he

to 129 countries in 104 trips

in their

essentially a private per-

son, with a deep spiritual

Iraq in 2003.

jetted around the world, taking his

He

easier to defrock abusive priests.

by the media.

Yet his pontificate has been captured in some lasting images. Who can forget the pope wagging his finger sternly at a Sandinista priest in Nicaragua, hugging a young AIDS

war against

seven to the United States.

it

The pope was

terrorist at-

to the Vatican

Karol Jozef Wojtyla was born

Hiroshima,

May

1

8,

Japan, to denounce the arms race; in

1920, in

Calcutta, India, to praise the generosity of

Pope John Paul II delivers his "urbi message on Easter in 1993.

open every

Krakow, Poland. He had lost both parents and only brother by age 20. Even at a young age, he was deeply religious and contemplative.

An accomplished actor in Krakow's un-

corner of human society to Christian values.

derground theater during the war, he joined

everyone agreed, but his sharpened critique of

Within the church, the pope was just as vigorous and no less controversial. He disciplined dissenting theologians, excommunicated self-styled "traditionalists," and upheld

the clandestine seminary after being turned

these and other "anti-family" policies helped

ing a Catholic-Orthodox theological dia-

make him Time magazine's choice for Man of

logue in 1 979, visiting a Rome synagogue in 1986 and hosting world religious leaders at

Mother Teresa. Whether

home

at

or on

the road, he aimed to be the church's most active evangelizer, trying to

unpopular church positions

like the

new

a small

pro-

areas

ing archbishop of Krakow in 1964.

-such as bioethics, international economics,

He

racism and ecology.

came

also

to the attention of the

universal church through his

Pushing forward

town near

away from a Carmelite monastery with the advice: "You are destined for greater things."

Following studies in Rome, he returned to Poland for parish work in 1948.

When named auxiliary bishop of Krakow in 1958 he was Poland's youngest bishop, and he rose quickly through the ranks, becom-

nouncement against artificial birth control.

At the same time, he pushed Catholic social teaching into relatively

Wadowice,

•

work on impor-

tant documents of the Second Vatican Council.

pope moved with and tired easily, all symptoms of a nervous system disorder believed to be

Cardinal Wojtyla was a virtual

Parkinson's disease.

Square that night, he set

In his later years, the

difficulty

By the time he celebrated

his

25th anni-

versary in October 2003, aides had to wheel

Though

increasingly respected in

when elected pope Oct heartfelt talk

—

Rome,

unknown

his papal style in

The pontificate began

at a cyclone pace,

conferences, an encyclical on redemption, an

physical capabilities, convinced that such suf-

ecumenical

fering was itself a form of spiritual leadership.

and several meetings with world

led the church

through a heavy

program of soul-searching events during the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, fulfilling a dream of his pontificate. His long-awaited pilgrimage to the Holy Land that year took him to the roots of the faith and illustrated the church's improved relations with Jews.

He also presided over an

during darker chapters of church history, such as the Inquisition and the Crusades.

In a letter

landmark document, the apostolic

"Novo Millennio Ineunte" ("At the

Beginning of the New Millennium"), the pope laid out his vision of the church's future and called for a "new sense of mission" to bring Gospel values into every area of social and economic life.

Over the

years, public reaction to the

pope's message and decisions

was

was mixed. He

hailed as a daring social critic, chided as

the "last socialist," cheered by millions and caricatured as an inquisitor.

paid

much attention

The pope never

to his popularity ratings.

Pope John Paul's personality was powand complicated. In his prime, he could work a crowd and banter with young and old, but spontaneity was not his specialty. erful

As

a

left

policy details to top aides.

manager, he set directions but often His reaction to the U.S.

On May

the

Orthodox

13, 1981, a

in

1

986.

first

pontiff to

To his own flock, he brought continual reminders that prayer and the sacraments

good Christian. He model of holiness for the

crucial to being a

Mary as

a

gions and churches not be covered up. Yet

whole church, updated the rosary with five new "Mysteries of Light" and named more than 450 new saints more than all his

he made several dramatic gestures that

predecessors combined.

insisting that real differences

between

reli-

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is

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The pope was soon back on the road, eventually logging more than 700,000 miles. His 14 visits to Africa

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Despite misgivings inside and outside the

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papal teachings, he was

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warmly welcomed in the United States, where he drew half a million young pilgrims in 993 for World Youth Day festivities in Denver.

But he also used one of his U.S. visits to focus on the key issue of dissent. In 1987, he told Americans it was a "grave error" to 1

think disagreement with church teachings

was compatible with being a good Catholic.

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further into the public forum.

In the 1990s he urged the world's bish-

clerical

He suffered deeply, prayed at length forceful statements

in

a mosque.

held up

in

ops to step up their fight against abortion and

style:

visit

were

an Italian prison before being sent back to

He

summit" for peace became the

In 2001, he

compendium of social teachings in 2004.

The pope was a cautious ecumenist,

terrorist's

months. The assailant served 19 years Turkey.

a "prayer

request, the Vatican published an exhaustive

papacy on hold for several

bullet put his

the world)

leaders.

Turkish

sex abuse

and made

huge impact, addressing the moral dimensions of human labor, the widening gap between rich and poor and the shortcomings of the free-market system. At the pope's

Rome and

long be remembered: They included launch-

a

Turkey

scandal in 2001-02 underscored his govern-

ing

His earlier social justice encyclicals also

made

with trips to several continents, flying press

unprecedented

public apology for the sins of Christians

the Year in 1994.

(to the city of

a

delivered in fluent Italian.

visit to

et orbi'

PHOTO FROM L'OSSERVATORE ROMANO

16, 1978. In St. Peter's

him on a chair and read his speeches for him.

Yet he pushed himself to the limits of his

He

CNS

emphasizing

amounted to a modern-day "slaughter of the innocents." Not

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2005

IN

MEMORIUM

MOURNING AND THE MEDIA

and looked

what

With death of Pope John by

Paul, Vatican

Most of the

News

VATICAN CITY

lampposts, column bases and stands, they

thorities allowed

II

The

young people

in jeans.

The Vatican also turned a page when came

it

to the clinical details of the pope's

death. In the not too distant past, a prelate

used a small silver

hammer

to ascertain

papal death, striking the pontiff three times

in place.

—

way

in

in the

office, where several dozen reporters were preparing to spend another night

press

2. Most had been expecting a personal announcement by the director of the

April

it's

eral

them

an e-mail. That created confusion

officials.

That was unheard-of in the past, and one of the many ways this papal death is breaking new ground at the Vatican.

The dead pope's image has traditionally been considered something to be protected from the media, with strict permission needed to take photographs. This time, outside photographers were invited in quickly, and a live TV feed was offered to networks all over the world.

The Vatican seemed to understand that for the pope who traveled the world while alive mourning his death was a global event.

Those who came to the Clementine Hall for the private viewing included diplomats and their families. Decorum was maintained, but the mourners included one man wearing a backward baseball cap and sev-

to leave

pope's death was announced to

journalists in an unprecedented

lying in Clementine Hall

viewing by Vatican

rememThe usually strict authese homemade shrines to

grow and were careful people

around the world turned on their TV sets 3, they saw live coverage of the body of

Pope John Paul

screen

brances to the pope.

April

for a private

TV

began leaving flowers, candles,

personal notes and drawings as

service

— When

who came were young people. On

tens of thousands

to pray at the Vatican

JOHN THAVIS

catholic

announced the pope's

death to the crowd.

many procedures

changes

at each other briefly to decide

to do, then

Vatican press

office,

Joaquin Navarro-Valls.

For years, the Vatican has had an arrangement with major agencies, including Catholic News Service, whenever there is big news: A cell-phone alert tells them to check their e-mail inboxes for an urgent Vatican statement.

CNS

A young

girl

blows a kiss as the body of Pope John Paul

is

II

carried through St.

Peter's Square en route to St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 4.

pope

lay in

the basilica for public viewing

until

photo from Reuters

The body

of the

So after the pope died, reporters' cell phones beeped and the e-mailed death announcement began appearing less than a minute later or longer, depending on the

—

order of arrival.

In fact, chaos reigned in the press office

the April 8 funeral for the pontiff.

for several minutes; those

on the forehead while calling out his name.

This time, instead of the silver hammer,

when he was on

papal doctors used an electrocardiogram to

Peter's

make

sure the pope was dead.

Then

the

Vatican released the full contents of the death certificate,

The

an unprecedented move.

pope's wide popularity in

life

cre-

ated a logistical problem for the Vatican

thousands of the

his deathbed: faithful

Tens of

streamed to

St.

Square to pray.

The

first night,

square, but

it

the Vatican closed the

who had

not

received an e-mail pleaded desperately for

confirmation from the agencies that did.

The Vatican spokesman showed up much later, to fill in the details.

was opened on the two suc-

In the Internet age, which

was born

cessive nights. Vatican officials joined the

during Pope John Paul's pontificate, the

improvising from the steps of

Vatican also marked his passing by changing

prayer

vigils,

home page

St. Peter's Basilica.

its

These were moments that no one had scripted. The night the pope died, the small group of Vatican officials stood on the steps

Vacante" ('Vacant See.")

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to the

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April 8,

2005

MEMORIUM

IN

Missionaries of Charity already praying to Pope John Paul, nun says by

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE CALCUTTA,

—

India

sionaries of Charity

started praying to

tend the pope's funeral April 8 at the

The Mis-

nuns have already Pope John Paul II,

according to their superior.

"We are not only continuing to pray for him, but also have already started praying to him," said Sister Nirmala Joshi, who succeeded Blessed Teresa of Calcutta as head of the congregation.

The late pope developed "a spiritual

Mother Teresa, who launched the congregation in 1950 to work among the poorest of the poor.

He beatified her in 2003, just six years after her death in 1997.

All Missionaries of Charity houses around the world are praying to the pope, Sister Nirmala told UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in friendship" with

Thailand, April

3.

The nuns had begun praying sively for the

as

worsening health. they first prayed for

when they

inten-

news spread of his Sister Nirmala said

pope

his recovery,

but

was not to be, they prayed for all the graces the Holy Father may need to accept God's will." realized "that

The 84-year

pope's health deterio-

rated sharply April

brought on by

He

died April 2 in

"We

thank

Holy Father.

1,

with a high fever

a urinary tract infection.

Rome.

God

for the gift of

We pray for

our

the repose of

and ask him to pray for us, for he is much more powerful now being in heaven," Sister Nirmala said. his soul

— including

Hundreds journalists and

a

crowd of

television crews

—

at-

tended a Mass for the pope April 3 at

Missionaries Charity the of motherhouse.

Sister Nirmala said she would at-

26

Paul

many

times after

death and during the founder's beatification process.

"They were beautiful memories, each a special memory," said the nun,

who converted from Hinduism as a young adult.

Her most memorable memory, Sister Nirmala later told UCA News, was when the pope called her by name, "Sister Nirmala, Missionaries of Charity,"

when she was

in a

crowd.

She said the pope would "continue in heaven what he started here a life of tremendous love for God and the whole

—

of humanity."

Asked if Pope John Paul's death would be a setback to Mother Teresa's canonization process, Sister Nirmala said: "No, it is God's work. Moreover, with the pope in heaven, it will be speeded up."

In

case,

Pope John

greets Mother Teresa of Calcutta at the Vatican

II

who devoted her

life

to the care of Calcutta's poor

in

in

India

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and founded the

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WADOWICE, Poland —The rector of

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reacting in shock.

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"We knew it would end some day, but it's

"While praying especially hard, we must also learn to use the freedom he gave us," Father Jakub Gil told mourners at

still

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the Basilica of the Blessed

afraid that, without the

be unable to cope," he

of Olives.

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Father Gil told parishioners. "In

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A family friend, Zona Silkowska, whose same school as the pope November, said other friends of the pontiff were in mourning. father attended the

and died

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FUTURE OF THE PAPACY

Next pope to face challenges over priests, governance, missions

ism," as minority Christian

— "Clash of

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY John Paul ral

II

— Although Pope

leaves behind a legacy of pasto-

accomplishments, his successor will also

face a

number of challenges

areas of

in

church governance, missionary strategies

and priestly ministry.

The

challenges are expected to loom

is

sess church priorities

world and the West, but what cardinals see as the growing gap between popular Western culture and traditional Christian values.

Cardinals meeting in 2001 spoke candidly about the difficulty of proclaiming the

Gospel in pluralistic societies where religion is no longer passed on from generation to

and begin to look

the discussion will focus

well as at

not understand or accept church teachings

on

unfinished papal business, such as the ongo-

ing tension between dialogue and mission, especially in countries

where Christians are

a minority.

The

cardinals are also expected to ex-

amine ways

to

improve lay formation and

counter dissent on church teachings about sexuality and marriage, and they will

no

doubt take a close look at the increasing pastoral burden on priests and the implica-

members.

Based on interviews, speeches and car-

tions for the church's 1.08 billion

meetings in recent years, here are themes that many see as crucial for the

dinals'

five

next pope:

—

Collegiality and church gover-

nance. At almost every major meeting of bishops and cardinals in recent years

most notably

at the last discussion

bly of cardinals in 2001 interesting debate

— some

—

assem-

of the most

some bishops

that

are not

completely happy with the level of coopera-

from offices of the Roman Curia. They have asked for more input on things like selection of bishops and preparation ofV atican documents and more flexibiltion they receive

ity in

matters like liturgical translations.

Some

Synod of Bishops make it a more

think the

should be overhauled to

open and influential forum for discussion.

Others note that Pope John Paul was never much of a hands-on manager of Vatican affairs;

on some controversial issues.

Church leaders say the problem is especially evident in European and North American society; they point to legal abortion, a growing acceptance of euthanasia and legislative efforts to approve same-sex marriage.

But the issue also resonates among from developing countries, where sterilization and contraception campaigns have drawn sharp church criticism. Some

they say the church would be well

fear globalization

Roman

is

the challenge that remains

is

Catholic laity and encourage

to educate the

them to accept

and live those teachings, which will ultimately have a greater social impact than pronouncements by the hierarchy.

pope's death.

—

—

Ordained ministry. Under Pope John Paul, the pastoral burden on priests increased dramatically; there was one priest for every 1 ,800 Catholics in 1978, and about one priest for every 2,700 Catholics in

Bioethics.

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— Mission, witness and cate, the

zation

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was even higher in many developing countries, where some Catholics have had to go without Mass or the sacraments for weeks at a time. ratio

—

—

tegrity that theologians are only beginning

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The situation has led a number of bish-

Pope John Paul responded by

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FUTURE OF THE PAPACY IN

THE INTERREGNUM

Pope John Paul in

death sets

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motion period of transition

VATICAN CITY (CNS) of Pope John Paul

II

set in

— The

death

motion a compli-

cated period of transition, an interval

marked

there are

83 cardinals, and

1

asked to meet in

Rome

all

of them were

to help administer

the transition period.

by mourning, a slowdown in Vatican operations and the election of a new pope.

Regulated by ancient traditions and recent rules, the period between popes

The College of Cardinals does this through two structures: a general congregation, in which all the cardinals were to

known by the Latin term "interregnum" began moments after the pope's death April 1 It ends when the College of Cardinals,

member

meeting

rotating team of three cardinal assistants.

— —

in a closed-door conclave,

a successor and announces

That could come it

could be

The

rules

much

if

the conclave drags

later.

governing the interregnum

dogma, and revised by Pope John Paul in a

are matters of church law, not

were last 1996 apostolic constitution.

The document confirmed that as long as the Holy See is vacant, the universal church is governed by the College of Cardinals, which cannot, however, make decisions normally reserved to the pope. Such matters must be postponed until the new pope is elected.

And Curia

—

until there

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is

—

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most of its

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is

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—

—

Cardinals are pictured behind a screen as they gather

the Sistine Chapel for the

in

conclave of October 1978. The College of Cardinals has been asked to meet

a

to help administer the transition period until a

will be eligible to vote in the

new pope

is

in

As chamberlain, Cardinal Martinez Somalo is to administer the goods and temporal rights of the Holy See until the election of a new

they

may

secretaries of each department,

rooms, taking possession of papal palaces

generally bishops.

at

ing churchmen of the pope's death.

Pope John

own

was

to

ing, but at a

make arrangements

for

pope

left

Paul's burial, unless the

burial to take place

are

between the fourth and

sixth day after death.

All cardinals take an oath to maintain

slower pace.

Pope John

which are

celebrated for nine consecutive days, with

Thus the Roman Curia keeps function-

the Vatican and elsewhere, and informing lead-

also

who

faithful. It also

sets the time for the funeral rites,

During the interregnum, most curial offices are to be overseen by the

the pope's death, sealing the pope's private

to St. Peter's Basilica to be

exposed for homage by the

be brought back to their jobs by

the next pontiff

pope. His duties also included verifying

He

body to be taken

tions with the death of the pope, although

strict

instructed the Curia to avoid action

secrecy regarding everything related

to the conclave, even after

Paul's apostolic constitution

The

on

it is

over.

cardinal electors are to begin the

instructions in this regard.

"serious or controverted matters," so that

conclave 15 to 20 days after the pope's

Meanwhile, the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, had the duty of informing the other cardinals of

the next pope will have a free hand in dealing

death. All are expected to arrive in

his

the pope's death and convoking

with these issues.

them for the

cases,

The word conclave comes from Latin, meaning literally "with key," and reflects the

and the Vatican's diplomatic repre-

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Perspectives

A

collection of columns,

editorials

and viewpoints

Pope John Paul

2005

H's teaching

moment in the Carolinas

The

life

and death of

'John Paul the Great* SUFFERING, DEVOTION ARE

Guest

DEACON GERALD POTKAY Pope John Paul II was my pope because he was the head of my church, the church of the Apostles. He was my pope because he was the pope for all people; he brought Christ to the entire

world.

And

he was

my pope because, like

have a Polish heritage.

From the beginning of his papacy, Pope John Paul brought life and vigor into the church. He reached out to young and old alike, reached out to all peoples of all nations and all religions; he was the man for our times in which much controversy exists over morals, him,

I

or the lack thereof.

To this end, the pope spoke for the weakest of the weak. He spoke for the culture of life as he tried to protect human life in all its stages from conception to natural death.

precious.

And

To him, all life was own life with

he lived his

dignity until his death.

For a little over two weeks, the world was fed wall-to-wall coverage of two deaths. The first death was directed

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

human law took preceby the world dence over natural law and the law of God when it decreed that Terri Shiavo must be put to death by starvation and dehydration. This woman was not sick.

She was not being kept alive by machines. She was merely in need of food and water and she became a bother to the cold world because her quality of life did not meet its standards.

She was no longer to be tolerated by this world of power and greed. Therefore, she was cruelly murdered by the crassness of the world as she was deprived of those necessities that must be afforded to

all life.

However, her

silent

suffering spoke volumes to the very

world that condemned her as she dem-

was her desire

to live

to the fullest, especially

during

onstrated that

her

life

it

her last 13 days.

The second death was that of Pope John Paul II, whose suffering started in 1981 with his attempted assassination.

And he carried that accumulating suffering with dignity and honor, including the insertion of a feeding tube denied by law to Terri Shiavo.

In so doing, the

pope demonstrated

world that suffering should not be shunned; revealed how the sufferer should suffer for and with Christ; showed the world that suffering was redemptive and salvific as he suffered in

to the

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reparation for the sins of the world that despises those

who have

perfect quality of

life;

a less-than-

and displayed

his

by joining his personal suffering to the Cross of Christ.

Thus, Pope John Paul, in imitation of Christ, gave all of humanity the perfect example to follow. selflessness

young nun, known

In the 1930s, a

today as St. Faustina Kowalska, in Krakow, Poland, had visions of Jesus, who revealed himself as Divine Mercy.

One of the requests that Jesus made was to have a feast day for him under the title of Divine Mercy.

It was a little-known Polish bishop by the name of Karol Woytyla who took on the cause of Divine Mercy. Years later, after he became known as Pope John Paul II, he made the second Sunday of Easter the feast of Divine Mercy.

Because of his devotion to the Blessed Mother, Pope John Paul also changed the rosary by adding the five Mysteries of Light. These took into consideration important events that occurred between the start of the ministry of Jesus and his Passion.

On

his deathbed, just before

he died,

Saturday of the month dediMother and on the vigil of the feast of Divine Mercy, Pope John Paul said, "I have gone to you. Now I am waiting and you have come to me."

News commentators refer these words to the youth who were gathered to pray for him during his last hours.

But it seems more likely that the pope was talking to and about Jesus and our Blessed Mother who promised faithful disciples that they would come to escort all those who encouraged devotion to Divine Mercy and to the rosary through

on the

then and now Media relations means supplying news organizations with information

Column

EXAMPLES TO FOLLOW

Positive messages on Catholicism abound

first

and answering relevant questions; in my case, about the Catholic faith and the Diocese of Charlotte.

It's often a little like juggling a live chicken, an axe and a bowling ball. Media relations are important because in the wired world, the media is the gathering place for our grief. We watched as a single, worldwide community as Pope John Paul II lay gravely ill and then died.

This week we are immersed in news stories about our faith. All over the diocese, priests and the faithful have been contacted by news organizations with questions about the Holy Father, our faith and the future.

Father Roger Arnsparger, pastor of St. Barnabas Church in Arden, called Monday to tell me of his plans to attend

Rome. With several news or-

the Holy Father's funeral in his permission,

called

I

ganizations. Usually

it

takes several at-

tempts to interest a reporter in a story about our church. In this case, the reporters jumped on the idea and immediately called Father Arnsparger's cell phone.

This week

things Catholic are

all

"in" as far as the

media

is

concerned.

What a teaching moment for us!

Catholicism hasn't been this "cool" to non-Catholics in the Carolinas since

when

a supercharged Pope John event took place in Columbia, S.C. His Holiness made a brief visit to the University of South Carolina, and then led an ecumenical service at Williams-

1987,

Paul

II

Brice Stadium before 70,000 people.

was a television reOver the 14-month period between the announcement and the event, I made myself the station expert on all things Catholic. My reward was to be the station's anchor for the

At the

time,

I

porter in Charlotte.

Catholics

&

the Media DAVID HAINS GUEST COLUMNIST

coverage

in

Columbia.

was joined in the skybox anchor booth by Father Frank O'Rourke, thendirector of diocesan parish life and worship and current pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church in Greensboro. An expert commentator, Father O'Rourke helped us understand that the Holy Father was I

all faiths with the eternal message of salvation through Jesus Christ.

The thing that surprised me the most about seeing in person Pope John Paul II was his small physical stature.

Like most Catholics, I've always viewed him as a giant of a person, but physically he was not very tall or imposing.

He spoke for about 20 minutes in a

reaching out to people of

gravelly, accented voice that

was

a little

hard to understand. But his message, which centered on Christian unity and the importance of marriage and the family, ended with a quote from Scripture that gave everyone in attendance at the

stadium and watching on TV some homework: "Whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is brother and sister and mother to me" (Mt 12:50).

In a papal reign full of teaching moments, this one touched the people of

God

in the Carolinas.

David Hains

is

tionsfor the Diocese

director

of communica-

of Charlotte.

cated to the Blessed

the threshold of heaven.

Now is the time to say goodbye to our pope, 'John Paul the Great' It is time to honor this saint among saints for his continuous celebration of life and for all those things he accomplished for the church and the entire world throughout his 26 years as pontifex maximus.

Courtesy Photo

David Hains

(left),

then-WSOC-TV Bill

then-director of diocesan parish

Deacon Potkay Holy Infant Church

is

permanent deacon at

in Reidsville.

field

anchor and current director of communications

WSOC-TV anchor; and Father Frank O'Rourke, and worship and current pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church in Greensboro, share a light moment during coverage of the visit of Pope John Paul II to Columbia, S.C, on Sept. 12, 1987.

for the Diocese of Charlotte;

Walker, life

The Catholic News & Herald 19

2005

April 8,

were gathered with Bishop Jugis, praying for the pope's soul and that God's will might be done. We prayed he would know God's presence and comfort as he passed from this life to the reward he deserves for his tireians for the diocese

and example

Inspiration

A seminarians perspective on the death of

work

less

Pope John Paul II On

Saturday, April

2,

We

ered in Latrobe, Pa., with Bishop Peter

two Char-

lotte seminarians as transitional dea-

The day proved

cons.

all

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life

We are excited about the

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of our Catholic Church and her teachings that the pope so boldly proclaimed to the world. This is a cause in the continuity

one pope. He has been an inspiration and example for us, and nearly every seminarian I know would say that the pope had a part in his decision to enter the seminary and persevere.

I know that this is true for me. I can remember having the privilege of visitthis

ing

Rome

from Christ.

in the

tyrs of the early 20th century.

to endure joyfully the sufferings that

truly

It

was amazing how each person

felt

a

connection with him, despite the fact "that tens of thousands were gathered in

years of age entered the seminary.

tions.

others have memories of the

many World Youth Day celebraHe was a person who believed

deeply

in

God

pope had inspired the world

who

cared so

He

much

his faithful

has

sons

for his flock.

and religious

life

by

explaining by words and example that truly fulfilled

life is

John Paul

has been written about Pope II in

when handed

sends as a

gift.

the youth and their ability to

over to Christ. He assured us that God is never outdone in generosity despite the struggles and crosses the vocation carries.

Jugis gathered

all

of the Charlotte semi-

What

He spoke

who were

present.

to us about the gift that

is

seminary formation and that we should strive to use this time we've been given to become the priests that God is all

II

a blessing

will forever

remember

world, and

this

and

then led us

in

prayer for our

Holy Father. It was in the final hour of Pope John Paul II's life that the seminar-

gift

weeks to come. I would like to focus on the pope from the point of view of evangelization.

Pope John Paul II traveled throughout the world. I did not have the privilege of actually meeting the pope, but I did see him

— during

"home turf of Miami,

his

1987

a 1997

his last

how our

hour

I

seminarians were joined with him in prayer.

High

Seminary

in Pennsylvania.

can learn an

Pope John Paul

II

knew

this.

In the

encyclical "Redemptoris Missio," he speaks

of a "new evangelization," a

new

is

new

expression and Charlotte Catholic

we

that

It is in this light

is

ond-year theologian at St. Charles Borromeo

—

important lesson in evangelization: be accessible.

out to others that a graduate of School and a sec-

my

you were not able to meet him personally, by seeing him in one of his many public appearances, you felt as if you had actually met him.

in

bishop and

visit to

World Youth

Day in Paris, and finally during a pilgrimage to Rome during the Jubilee year.

One of the things remember about the pope was how accessible he was even when

Pope John

has been to the Catholic Church.

John Patrick Cahill

calling us to be.

He

Paul

much

the past few days, and

will be written in the

three times

constantly promoted vocations

to the priesthood

After Saturday's ordination, Bishop narians and priests

Square.

came back from that trip invigorated by seeing him and the universal church, and three months later at 20 I

pope's

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I

failing, the

Many

been glorified by one of

one's

In the past few years, with his health

Year 2000 and seeing the Holy Father canonize the Mexican marJubilee

St. Peter's

God

for rejoicing in the sense that

transform the world. Young people responded by the millions because they sensed in him sincerity and confidence.

He had no fear of communicating the fullness of truth that he had received

FRANK VILLARONGA

Much unity he so

and are confident

beautifully accomplished

us have experienced only

Matters

meaning.

JOHN PATRICK

together on this

life-changing day.

Most of

Guest

to be historic

because of the death of Pope John Paul II. It was in God's divine providence that the seminarians were

Evangelization

unique time to be in the seminary. are saddened by the fact that the only pope we have ever known has gone from this world, but we are inspired by his saintly life and example.

Pope John Paul II gave all to Christ and constantly encouraged everyone to do the same, because this gives each human

the seminar-

Jugis for the ordination of

pontiff

It is a

ians of the Diocese of Charlotte gath-

J.

for the church.

The accessible

in

way of reaching new in

in fervor,

methods.

Pope John Paul wrote of evangelization as "the

primary service which the church can

render to every individual and to all humanity in the

modern world,

a world which has

experienced marvelous achievements but

which seems to have lost its sense of ultimate realities

He

Signs of grace Popes struggle was symbol ofhope, Loneliness,"

"The Long

letter 'Tertio

Column

nium, and the subsequent jubilee celebration was ushering in a new evangelization in the

three-year preparation for the Third Millen-

sacrifice

Dorothy Day recounts the

decline and death of Peter Maurin, an itinerant laborer and self-taught philosopher who teamed with her to found the Catholic Worker Movement. She remembers how painful it was to stand by as Maurin's once boundless energy and formidable intellect withered away over the last five years of his life.

"The fact was he had been stripped of all," Day wrote in her 1952 book. "We are to be pruned as the vine is pruned so that it can bear fruit, and this we cannot do ourselves. God did it for him. He took from him his mind, the one thing he had left, the one thing he perhaps took

delight

in."

Day's words came to me as I followed news coverage of Pope John Paul II

s

attempt to deliver

his

traditional

Hampered pope made an

blessing on Easter Sunday.

by throat surgery, the agonizing effort to speak to the throngs assembled in St. Peter's Square, before giving up and simply making the sign of the cross.

The pope was

was hard to watch the pope

It

toward death. It is harder still to see old age and illness creep up on our own friends and family members, robbing them of their strength, pride and shuffle

independence.

Even worse, we

are forced to

grapple with mortality

in a culture that

from

and has, in fact, built big business out of trying to restore what we're naturally bound to lose from hair and sleek physiques to life itself. Our instinct, clearly, is to add to our lives whenever possible, not to subtract from them.

And yet, it was none other than recoils

it

—

who allowed

of everything, as

Good

himself to be stripped

MARTIN

was mocked,

all

nations"

his friends ran

away, he

very relevant today.

is still

How does one begin this daunting task?

One solution is what has been referred to as "ministry of presence," a ministry in which the

was tortured and near death when he "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" the lament of an anguished man pruned down to his very cried out,

pope excelled. He showed us by his example how important

—

His death.

it is

final

The

to

this devastation,

however,

As difficult as it is to accept, perhaps Dorothy Day's words are right on the mark. Perhaps it is not only fitting but absolutely necessary that the pope, once a magnificent athlete, became so weak that strong winds threatened to topple him, that the remarkable communicator and fluent man of languages was so ravaged by disease that he had trouble speaking at all.

His many gifts were taken away little by little, stripping him bare as the end drew near. All too often, our society tells us that this is an indignity. I could not shake the feeling and the hope that it was really a sign of grace.

into the world.

may

lie

in his

eyes of the world are upon in a

very real way, the eyes

of the world's various communities are on us

arose our salvation.

go out

challenge to us

Rome; however,

core.

—

the Catholics of the world.

This is

is

the time in which to be Catholic

to have a special connection with the

events in Rome.

It is

other Catholics and

a

it is

bond we share with a reality that will be

evident to those in our own communities. is

a

time not to talk about theological

It

differ-

ences and debate dogmas, but rather' to

our own experience of this man and of our faith.

There are many misconceptions about

visibly share

holy

Catholicism

in

North Carolina.

We have a

unique opportunity to be open, be accessible to others and, tions. It

is

is

if

necessary, answer ques-

an opportunity for dialogue.

The world world

is

watching

watching Rome, and the us.

Frank Villaronga is director ofevangeliza-

we were reminded on

Friday. His clothes were taken, he

church's early mission of

"going into the world and making disciples of

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From

in blessing.

Jesus

man who was truly a titan of our age, a man renowned for his tremendous vigor and dynamism and a

—

—

The

2 1 st century.

unique ability to connect with followers of all ages and races. He was a man who joined in the underground resistance against the Nazis, bounced back from an assassination attempt and played a vital role in ridding his native Poland and the world of the Soviet regime.

But on this most holy of Sundays, it was all he could do to raise a feeble hand

Millennio Adveniente," the

Guest STEPHEN

In her autobiography

and of existence itself" echoed this theme in the apostolic

Stephen Martin

X Church in

is

a

Greensboro.

member of St. Pius

tion

and

Charlotte.

ministry formation for

tlie

Diocese of

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2005

April 8,

POPE JOHN PAUL A

OF

LIFE

II

LIVING

Father Wojtyla was assigned

1948 to

in

Poland's rural village of Niegowic for a

year before returning to Krakow. There he devoted much of his attention to young

Pope's vocation emerged after life as

people

—

teaching, playing soccer and

inviting university students to his house

actor, laborer, playwright by

for discussions.

After earning a second doctorate in

moral theology, Father Wojtyla began

JOHN THAVIS

teaching at Lublin University in

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY

— Over

sev eral years of his pontificate,

Paul

published the last

revealed an aspect of his personal

II

want history

that he did not

eral

Pope John

at

more than 100

books on ethics

1

953.

He

and sevand other subjects, and

age 36 became a

full

articles

professor at the

Institute of Ethics in Lublin.

life

Father Wojtyla's interest

to overlook.

in outdoor remained strong, and younger companions called him "the eternal teen-

In autobiographical books and in se-

activities

emphasized that what kept him going was not the power of the papacy but the spiritual strength that flowed from his priestly vocation.

"With the passing of time, the most important and beautiful thing for me is that I have been a priest for more than 50 years, because every day I can celebrate Holy lected talks, the pontiff

Groups of students regularly joined camping and kayaking, accompanied by prayer, outdoor Masses and theological discussions.

Father Wojtyla was on a kayaking trip in 1958 when, at age 38, he was named an ager."

him

for hiking, skiing, bicycling,

auxiliary bishop of Krakow

—

Mass!" he told some 300,000 young people

bishop

He continued

in Italy in 1997.

live

While many writers have recounted the pope's early

life

remembered those years

how

the sense of being

he recalled

tery,"

ings one day CNS

Pope John Paul down a slope in

(center, in red boots) prays with a

II

called to the priesthood filled

him

him with joy,

from acquaintances and other interests. In one of the most moving passages he ever wrote as pope, he but

also cut

it

said he

still

a debt to friends

feels

during World

this

1984

file

photo. The pontiff,

off

Poland before his election, was able to

slip

away to

PHOTO FROM THE VATICAN

-

group of skiers before heading

who enjoyed ski only

skiing

in

his native

a few times as he led the

worldwide church.

who

suffered "on the great altar of history"

War II, while he studied in a

life,

to

shunning the trappings

moved his belongwhen he was out of town.

residence after friends

time of spiritual formation.

"A Gift and Mys-

a simple

the youngest

came with his position.

For instance, he only left his Krakow apartment for the more luxurious bishop's

as a crucial

In his 1996 book,

Poland's history.

that

as a semi-political pil-

grimage under Nazi occupation and communist domination in Poland, the pope himself

in

tense

way he would pray

in church, a habit

future church leader.

of deep meditation that remained with him

Yet the young man who wrote poems

In 1964, shortly before the end of the Second Vatican Council, he was named archbishop of Krakow. Just three years later, at the age of 47, he became a cardinal.

But he continued his open approach in Krakow, seeing visitors without appointments and holding seminars at the cardinal's residence for actors, workers^ students, priests and nuns.

In 1976, after touring several U.S. cities

before his priestly ordi-

ber 1 939 meant an end to all religious training

monastic contemplation. Twice during these

As a teen, he split stone at a quarry, wrote poetry and supported a network that

and cultural activities, but Wojtyla attended an underground university in Krakow and

years he tried to join the Discalced Carmelites

but was turned away with the advice: 'You

and attending the International Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia, Cardinal Wojtyla attended a conference of Polish-Americans at St Mary's College in Orchard Lake, Mich.

True to form, having sat through a string of

Ger-

helped set up a clandestine theater group that

are destined for greater things."

indoor meetings, one afternoon he canceled a

clandestine seminary.

for

The Nazi

Karol Wojtyla, the future pope, lived an unusually varied

life

nation.

smuggled Jews to

man

safety during the

occupation of Poland. As a young

priest,

who flocked to his classes

and joined him on camping, hiking and canoeing trips.

As

the second-youngest cardinal ever

named by the Vatican, he ran an informal office and celebrated holidays with Krakow actors.

It should have been no surprise that he w ould redefine the traditional role and demeanor of the papacy by traveling extensively,

performed

continuing to enjoy outdoor activi-

takeover of Poland in Septem-

in stores

St.

John of the Cross was attracted to

He was worked

ordained Nov.

1,

1946, just as

experiences that pro-

communist regime replaced the Germans at the end of the war.

vided material for his poetry and papal writ-

After earning a doctorate in ethics,

a chemical factory

—

in

session to

go canoeing.

the

Contributing to this story

was

Patricia

Zapor in Washington.

He participated in daily Mass,

ings on labor.

spiritual exercises,

Marian devotion and

Bible study.

Soon

after his father's

death in 1941,

AN INTERVIEW

Karol withdrew from the theatrical group

and began studying

for the priesthood, a

decision that surprised

who

tried to

and taking on a wide range of political and moral issues.

the theater.

As a high school student in his hometown of Wadowice, in southern Poland,

operated in a cardinal's

Wojtyla impressed classmates by the

education.

He

many

of his friends,

convince him his talent lay

ties

in-

of

and homes.

In addition to the quarry, he

he was a favorite with students at

Lublin University

and a doctoral dissertation on the mysticism

life.

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