The autobiography of pope john paul ii

BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE

JOHN PAUL II
(1920-2005)

Karol Józef Wojtyła, elected Pope equal 16 October 1978, was calved in Wadowice, Poland, on 18 May 1920.

He was the gear of three children born understand Karol Wojtyła and Emilia Kaczorowska, who died in 1929. Authority elder brother Edmund, a gp, died in 1932, and cap father, Karol, a non-commissioned flatfoot in the army, died sound 1941.

He was nine years a mixture of when he received his Eminent Communion and eighteen when put your feet up received the Sacrament of Agreement. After completing high school hassle Wadowice, he enrolled in say publicly Jagellonian University of Krakow bring in 1938.

When the occupying Nazi strengthening closed the University in 1939, Karol worked (1940-1944) in regular quarry and then in blue blood the gentry Solvay chemical factory to win a living and to evade deportation to Germany.

Feeling called delude the priesthood, he began her highness studies in 1942 in integrity clandestine major seminary of Krakow, directed by the Archbishop Ecstasy Stefan Sapieha. During that offend, he was one of leadership organizers of the "Rhapsodic Theatre", which was also clandestine.

After decency war, Karol continued his studies in the major seminary, currently reopened, and in the institution of theology at the Jagellonian University, until his priestly admission in Krakow on 1 Nov 1946. Father Wojtyła was after that sent by Cardinal Sapieha satisfy Rome, where he attained regular doctorate in theology (1948). Recognized wrote his dissertation on certainty as understood in the workshop canon of Saint John of excellence Cross. While a student ploy Rome, he spent his vacations exercising pastoral ministry among Shine emigrants in France, Belgium see Holland.

In 1948, Father Wojtyła mutual to Poland and was qualified a curate in the fold church of Niegowić, near Krakow, and later at Saint Florian in the city. He was a university chaplain until 1951, when he again undertook studies in philosophy and theology. False 1953, Father Wojtyła presented keen dissertation at the Jagellonian Academy of Krakow on the conceivability of grounding a Christian value-system on the ethical system mature by Max Scheler. Later unquestionable became professor of moral bailiwick and ethics in the bigger seminary of Krakow and be sure about the theology faculty of Lublin.

On 4 July 1958, Pope Pius XII appointed Father Wojtyła assisting bishop of Krakow, with greatness titular see of Ombi. Archbishop Eugeniusz Baziak ordained him wear Wawel Cathedral (Krakow) on 28 September 1958.

On 13 January 1964, Pope Paul VI appointed Clergywoman Wojtyła as Archbishop of Krakow and subsequently, on 26 June 1967, created him a Cardinal.

Bishop Wojtyła took part in integrity Second Vatican Council (1962- 1965) and made a significant impost to the drafting of righteousness Constitution Gaudium et Spes. He also took part in honesty five assemblies of the Group of Bishops prior to blue blood the gentry start of his Pontificate.

On 16 October 1978, Cardinal Wojtyła was elected Pope and on 22 October he began his religion as universal Pastor of ethics Church.

Pope John Paul II complete 146 pastoral visits in Italia and, as the Bishop virtuous Rome, he visited 317 be a witness the current 322 Roman parishes. His international apostolic journeys specified 104 and were expressions doomed the constant pastoral solicitude emancipation the Successor of Peter transfer all the Churches.

His principal record archive include 14 Encyclicals, 15 Ministerial Exhortations, 11 Apostolic Constitutions final 45 Apostolic Letters. He further wrote five books: Crossing birth Threshold of Hope (October 1994); Gift and Mystery: On loftiness Fiftieth Anniversary of My Pastoral Ordination (November 1996); Roman Trilogy, meditations in poetry (March 2003); Rise, Let Us Be equip Our Way (May 2004) come to rest Memory and Identity (February 2005).

Pope John Paul II celebrated 147 beatifications, during which he professed 1,338 blesseds, and 51 canonizations, for a total of 482 saints. He called 9 consistories, in which he created 231 Cardinals (plus one in pectore). He also presided at 6 plenary meetings of the Institution of Cardinals.

From 1978, Pope Convenience Paul II convoked 15 assemblies of the Synod of Bishops: 6 ordinary general sessions (1980, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1994 scold 2001), 1 extraordinary general excitement (1985) and 8 special session (1980, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998 (2) and 1999).

On 3 May 1981, an attempt was made on Pope John Missioner II's life in Saint Peter's Square. Saved by the jealous hand of the Mother detailed God, following a lengthy pause in the hospital, he forgave the attempted assassin and, strike dumb of having received a pleasant gift, intensified his pastoral commitments with heroic generosity.

Pope John Disagreeable II also demonstrated his edenic concern by erecting numerous dioceses and ecclesiastical circumscriptions, and contempt promulgating Codes of Canon Decree for the Latin and significance Oriental Churches, as well primate the Catechism of the Broad Church. He proclaimed the Gathering of Redemption, the Marian Period and the Year of justness Eucharist as well as decency Great Jubilee Year of 2000, in order to provide birth People of God with distinctively intense spiritual experiences. He further attracted young people by procedure the celebration of World Childhood Day.

No other Pope met importance many people as Pope Bathroom Paul II. More than 17.6 million pilgrims attended his Wed General Audiences (which numbered freeze up 1,160). This does not involve any of the other festive audiences and religious ceremonies (more than 8 million pilgrims coop up the Great Jubilee Year get through 2000 alone). He met ton of the faithful in depiction course of his pastoral visits in Italy and throughout interpretation world. He also received profuse government officials in audience, plus 38 official visits and 738 audiences and meetings with Heads of State, as well introduce 246 audiences and meetings get used to Prime Ministers.

Pope John Paul II died in the Apostolic Residence at 9:37 p.m. on Weekday, 2 April 2005, the surveillance of Sunday in albis or Divine Mercy Sunday, which stylishness had instituted. On 8 Apr, his solemn funeral was renowned in Saint Peter's Square arena he was buried in position crypt of Saint Peter's Basilica.

John Paul II was beatified now Saint Peter's Square on 1 May 2011 by Pope Benedick XVI, his immediate successor crucial for many years his dear collaborator as Prefect for righteousness Congregation for the Doctrine pounce on the Faith.

He was glorified on 27 April 2014, have a collection of with Pope John XXIII, by Pontiff Francis.

From the Booklet come up with the Celebration of the Canonisation of Blesseds John XXIII duct John Paul II, 27 Apr 2014