| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 208 pages) |
| Contents |
The political legacy of Pope John Paul II / Jo Renee Formicola -- Who is Joseph Ratzinger? / John L. Allen Jr. -- Was God at work in the fall of communism? / John Paul II -- John Paul II and the fall of communism / Carl Bernstein -- Observations : the Vatican and Castro's Cuba / Ernest Evans -- War service and imprisonment / Joseph Ratzinger -- Address to the fiftieth General Assembly of the United Nations Organization / John Paul II -- John Paul II and participation in international politics / Derek S. Jeffreys -- View from the Vatican / René Coste and Rosemary A. Peters -- Solidarity is essential in the fight on world hunger / John Paul II -- Private property and the universal destination of moral goods / John Paul II -- The role of religion in a uniting of Europe / John Paul II -- Message to Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo of Medellín, president of Bishops' Conference of Colombia / John Paul II -- Address to the delegates of other churches and ecclesial communities and of other religious traditions / Benedict XVI -- Address to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See / Benedict XVI -- Address to Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, president of the Italian Republic / Benedict XVI -- Pope John Paul II's Holy Land pilgrimage : a Jewish appraisal / Yehezkel Landau -- World Youth Day address to the Jewish community / Benedict XVI -- Fundamental agreement between the Holy See and the state of Israel -- John Paul II and Islam / Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi -- World Youth Day address to the Muslim community / Benedict XVI -- Introduction to The gospel of life / John Paul II -- Recognize identity of human embryo / John Paul II -- After Iraq : Holy See supports UN / Angelo Sodano -- The Roman Catholic hierarchy : putting the squeeze on politicians / Robert Grant -- Human sexuality in God's original plan / John Paul II -- Address to the participants in the Ecclesial Diocesan Convention of Rome / Benedict XVI -- Abstentions scuttle drive to liberalize Italy's embryo laws / Gretchen Vogel -- New Pope Benedict XVI a strong critic of war / Michael Griffin |
| Notes |
"First published 2006 by Paradigma Publishers." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 13, 2016) |
| Subject |
John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005 -- Political activity
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Benedict XVI, Pope, 1927-2022 -- Political activity
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Benedict XVI, Pope, 1927-2022 |
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John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005 |
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Popes -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Catholic.
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Political participation
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gillis, Chester, 1951- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781317254065 |
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1317254066 |
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