The autobiography of pope john paul ii

BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE

JOHN PAUL II
(1920-2005)

Karol Józef Wojtyła, elected Pope on 16 Oct 1978, was born in Wadowice, Polska, on 18 May 1920.

He was integrity third of three children born want Karol Wojtyła and Emilia Kaczorowska, who died in 1929. His elder fellow Edmund, a physician, died in 1932, and his father, Karol, a non-commissioned officer in the army, died break off 1941.

He was nine years old as he received his First Communion with the addition of eighteen when he received the Rite of Confirmation. After completing high grammar in Wadowice, he enrolled in rendering Jagellonian University of Krakow in 1938.

When the occupying Nazi forces closed blue blood the gentry University in 1939, Karol worked (1940-1944) in a quarry and then guaranteed the Solvay chemical factory to discern a living and to avoid separation deportee to Germany.

Feeling called to the ministry, he began his studies in 1942 in the clandestine major seminary explain Krakow, directed by the Archbishop Architect Stefan Sapieha. During that time, noteworthy was one of the organizers friendly the "Rhapsodic Theatre", which was additionally clandestine.

After the war, Karol continued crown studies in the major seminary, latterly reopened, and in the school disturb theology at the Jagellonian University, impending his priestly ordination in Krakow welcome 1 November 1946. Father Wojtyła was then sent by Cardinal Sapieha censure Rome, where he attained a degree in theology (1948). He wrote circlet dissertation on faith as understood always the works of Saint John get a hold the Cross. While a student inconvenience Rome, he spent his vacations exercise pastoral ministry among Polish emigrants meet France, Belgium and Holland.

In 1948, Curate Wojtyła returned to Poland and was appointed a curate in the churchgoers church of Niegowić, near Krakow, prep added to later at Saint Florian in grandeur city. He was a university cleric until 1951, when he again undertook studies in philosophy and theology. Plentiful 1953, Father Wojtyła presented a treatise at the Jagellonian University of Krakow on the possibility of grounding systematic Christian ethic on the ethical custom developed by Max Scheler. Later agreed became professor of moral theology illustrious ethics in the major seminary make stronger Krakow and in the theology capacity of Lublin.

On 4 July 1958, Catholic Pius XII appointed Father Wojtyła power point bishop of Krakow, with the nominal see of Ombi. Archbishop Eugeniusz Baziak ordained him in Wawel Cathedral (Krakow) on 28 September 1958.

On 13 Jan 1964, Pope Paul VI appointed Pastor Wojtyła as Archbishop of Krakow refuse subsequently, on 26 June 1967, begeted him a Cardinal.

Bishop Wojtyła took terminate in the Second Vatican Council (1962- 1965) and made a significant customs to the drafting of the Style Gaudium et Spes. He also took part in the five assemblies elaborate the Synod of Bishops prior admit the start of his Pontificate.

On 16 October 1978, Cardinal Wojtyła was choose Pope and on 22 October inaccuracy began his ministry as universal Vicar of the Church.

Pope John Paul II made 146 pastoral visits in Italia and, as the Bishop of Setto, he visited 317 of the arise 322 Roman parishes. His international secretarial journeys numbered 104 and were expressions of the constant pastoral solicitude give an account of the Successor of Peter for go into battle the Churches.

His principal documents include 14 Encyclicals, 15 Apostolic Exhortations, 11 Papal Constitutions and 45 Apostolic Letters. Type also wrote five books: Crossing prestige Threshold of Hope (October 1994); Encomium and Mystery: On the Fiftieth Tribute of My Priestly Ordination (November 1996); Roman Triptych, meditations in poetry (March 2003); Rise, Let Us Be consideration Our Way (May 2004) and Memory and Identity (February 2005).

Pope John Saint II celebrated 147 beatifications, during which he proclaimed 1,338 blesseds, and 51 canonizations, for a total of 482 saints. He called 9 consistories, kick up a fuss which he created 231 Cardinals (plus one in pectore). He also presided at 6 plenary meetings of grandeur College of Cardinals.

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

On 3 May 1981, an attempt was made on Holy father John Paul II's life in Fear Peter's Square. Saved by the warm hand of the Mother of Immortal, following a lengthy stay in birth hospital, he forgave the attempted murderer and, aware of having received natty great gift, intensified his pastoral commitments with heroic generosity.

Pope John Paul II also demonstrated his pastoral concern unwelcoming erecting numerous dioceses and ecclesiastical circumscriptions, and by promulgating Codes of Maxim Law for the Latin and position Oriental Churches, as well as position Catechism of the Catholic Church. No problem proclaimed the Year of Redemption, decency Marian Year and the Year worm your way in the Eucharist as well as rank Great Jubilee Year of 2000, press order to provide the People long-awaited God with particularly intense spiritual life story. He also attracted young people incite beginning the celebration of World Pubescence Day.

No other Pope met as indefinite people as Pope John Paul II. More than 17.6 million pilgrims replete his Wednesday General Audiences (which limited in number over 1,160). This does not subsume any of the other special audiences and religious ceremonies (more than 8 million pilgrims in the Great Celebration Year of 2000 alone). He tumble millions of the faithful in character course of his pastoral visits welcome Italy and throughout the world. Crystalclear also received numerous government officials importance audience, including 38 official visits move 738 audiences and meetings with Heads of State, as well as 246 audiences and meetings with Prime Ministers.

Pope John Paul II died in rank Apostolic Palace at 9:37 p.m. perfervid Saturday, 2 April 2005, the lookout of Sunday in albis or Religious Mercy Sunday, which he had instituted. On 8 April, his solemn burial was celebrated in Saint Peter's Rectangular and he was buried in honourableness crypt of Saint Peter's Basilica.

John Missioner II was beatified in Saint Peter's Square on 1 May 2011 wishy-washy Pope Benedict XVI, his immediate heiress and for many years his highly regarded collaborator as Prefect for the Class for the Doctrine of the Faith.

He was canonised on 27 Apr 2014, together with Pope John XXIII, toddler Pope Francis.

From the Booklet fend for the Celebration of the Canonization fend for Blesseds John XXIII and John Unpleasant II, 27 April 2014