Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Pope Saint John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojtyła, was pope from 1978 to 2005. He is widely known to Catholics as Saint John Paul the Great, especially in the names of institutions...
NationalityPolish
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth18 May 1920
CityWadowice, Poland
CountryPoland
catholic god-is-love crosses
God is Love. We eventually have to ask ourselves the question; why was Love nailed to a cross?
attitude freedom 4th-of-july
Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.
choices humanity conscious
From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy that humanity can survive.
raw-materials principles creation
Interdependence must be transformed into solidarity based upon the principle that the goods of creation are meant for all. That which human industry produces through the processing of raw materials with the contribution of work must serve equally for the good of all.
catholic suffering spirit
And Christ, through His own salvific suffering, is very much present in every human suffering, and can act from within that suffering by the powers of His Spirit of truth, His consoling spirit.