Some papal reflections.Rome--"The principal symbol of Christianity," says John Paul II John Paul II, 1920–2005, pope (1978–2005), a Pole (b. Wadowice) named Karol Józef Wojtyła; successor of John Paul I. He was the first non-Italian pope elected since the Dutch Adrian VI (1522–23) and the first Polish and Slavic pope. , "is the image of Jesus dying on the cross." The Pope recently urged all homes, schools, and hospitals to display the crucifix crucifix: see cross. in order to guard against increasing secularization. * Addressing the bishops of Indonesia during their ad limina lim·i·na n. A plural of limen. visit to Rome, the Holy Father noted the presence of "a true conspiracy against life and the family, (including) morally unacceptable methods of population control." He challenged the bishops to work in countering these tendencies as "the first ones called to be untiring teachers of The Gospel of Life." * In a message to the August 2002 Liturgical li·tur·gi·cal also li·tur·gic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or in accordance with liturgy: a book of liturgical forms. 2. Using or used in liturgy. Week in Assisi, the Pope called for the liturgy to be attentive to the needs of the faithful, not only of the regular participants but of those non-practising Catholics who do not attend church regularly. (Lifesite) |
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