[WE EXPRESS OUR SORROW ON THE PASSING OF POPE JOHN PAUL II (1920-2005) WHO HAS BEEN THE MORAL BEACON FOR OVER A BILLION PEOPLE BOTH CATHOLICS AND NON-CATHOLICS. WE ADMIRED HIS COURAGE IN FACING AND SPEAKING TO POWER IN DEFENSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. HE WAS A GREAT MAN WHO ENRICHED AND ENNOBLED US ALL THROUGH HIS EXEMPLARY LIFE OF SERVICE. OUR CONDOLENCES TO HIS CLOSE FRIENDS AND FELLOW CATHOLICS ALL OVER THE WORLD. POPE JOHN PAUL II, WE THANK YOU AND CELEBRATE YOUR LIFE.]
Pope John Paul II Messages of Relevance to Eritreans With the passing of Pope John Paul II, we are witnessing the end of a unique papal era that has left its mark on the history of humankind. The various and significant roles played by Pope John Paul II are well-known. What Eritreans need to remind themselves at this moment, is the plea for peace that the Pope made to stop the senseless war between Eritrea and Ethiopia. The following excerpts speak to the Pope's interest and desire to see respect for human rights, peace and education as a means of holding politicians accountable by Shaebia.com:
Karol Wojtyla, born in the southern Polish village of Wadowice on May 18, 1920, was the son of an army sergeant. He had a strict, religious upbringing. A theater lover, football player and a good skier, Karol Wojtyla, chose to study theology (in secret) during World War II and eventually ordained as a priest in 1946. Due to his commendable religious survives soon he was promoted as archbishop in 1964 a cardinal in 1967 and Pope(named as Pope John Paul II) in 1978, and lead the Catholic church for 26 years.
'Antichrist' No More: Evangelicals Praise Pope Christianity Today One of the most surprising tributes paid by a conservative evangelical to the pope came years before the pontiff's death: Left Behind raptured him.
Although the papacy of John Paul II will be remembered for many reasons, perhaps nothing has left a more lasting impression than his pastoral visits to Catholics all over the world. During his 26 years as the pastor of the worldwide Catholic Church, he traveled more than any other Pope in history, making 104 visits to 129 different countries. Produced using remarkable footage from his seven pastoral visits to the United States and featuring rare and extraordinary photographs from the book "John Paul II: A Light for the World", this segment takes a poignant look at these personal visits between a Pope and his people. (Produced at Atlantic Video in Washington, DC, with an original score composed by Green Goose Music.)
Pope John Paul II once cured an American of terminal cancer "in just a few hours", the pontiff's longtime private secretary revealed.
A wealthy American Jew recovered from incurable cancer after receiving Holy Communion from the Pope in the late 1990s, Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz was quoted as saying in an Italian newspaper.
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Church Eulogizes Pope, Contemplates New Era As commentators praise accomplishments of John Paul II, Catholic leaders face world's growing secularization, clashing cultures.
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S. WE ADMIRED HIS COURAGE IN FACING AND SPEAKING TO POWER IN DEFENSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. HE WAS A GREAT MAN WHO ENRICHED AND ENNOBLED US ALL THROUGH HIS EXEMPLARY LIFE OF SERVICE. OUR CONDOLENCES TO HIS CLOSE FRIENDS AND FELLOW CATHOLICS ALL OVER THE WORLD. POPE JOHN PAUL II, WE THANK YOU AND CELEBRATE YOUR LIFE.]
