Pope john paul xvi biography of abraham
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The Heritage of Abraham: The Gift of Christmas
Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
L'Osservatore Romano - 29 December, 2000
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At Christmas, we exchange gifts, in order to bring joy to others, and to share in the joy which the choir of angels announced to the shepherds, calling to mind once more the gift par excellence which God made to humanity when he gave us his Son Jesus Christ. But God prepared for this gift over the course of a long history, during which, as St. Irenaeus says, God became accustomed to being with human beings, and human beings became accustomed to being in communion with God.
Gratitude to our Jewish brothers
This story begins with the faith of Abraham, the father of those who believe, and also the father of our faith as Christians, one who, through faith, is also our father. The story continues with the blessings granted to the patriarchs, the reve
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1978
October 16
Cardinal Karol Wojtyła is elected successor to Pope John Paul I, the 264th Pope of the Catholic Church and takes the name John Paul II .
October 17
FirstUrbi et Orbi radio message of John Paul II.
October 22
Solemn inauguration of his ministry as universal Pastor of the Church.
October 23
John Paul II's historic embrace of Cardinal Wyszyński .
October 25
First visit to Castelgandolfo: visit to the parish church and papal villa.
October 29
Visit to the Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Mentorella, Rome.
November 5
Visit to Assisi to venerate the tomb of St. Francis, patron of Italy, and to the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva to venerate the tomb of St. Catherine, patroness of Italy.
November 12
As Bishop of Rome, John Paul II takes possession of St. John Lateran Basilica.
December 5
First visit to the parishes in the diocese of R
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Pope John Paul II and Judaism
Christian-Jewish relations under the 264th pope
Pope John Paul II worked to improve relations between the långnovell Catholic Church and Judaism. He built solid ties with the Jewish community in the hope of promoting Christian–Jewish reconciliation.
Youth experience
[edit]As a child, Karol Wojtyła had played sports with his many Jewish neighbours.[1][2] He was one of the few popes to have grown up in a climate of flourishing Jewish culture, one of the key components of pre-war Kraków, his interest in Jewish life dated from early ungdom. He wrote and delivered a number of speeches on the subject of the Church's relationship with Jews, and often paid homage to the victims of the Holocaust in many nations.
In 1998 he issued "We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah" which outlined his thinking on the Holocaust.[3]
Visit to synagogue
[edit]He also became the first pope known to have made an official papal visit to a sy