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1. Father John Paul ii The violence never resolves conflicts or even decreases their dramatic consequences. Jhonatan ferney moreno muñoz

2. BIOGRAPHY Karol Jozef Wojtyla, known as John Paul II since his election to the papacy in October 1978, was born in Wadowice, a small city 50 kilometers. of Krakow, 18 May 1920 . He was the youngest of three children of Karol Wojtyla and Emilia Kaczorowska. His mother died in 1929. His eldest brother Edmund (doctor) died in 1932 and his father (army officer ) in 1941. His sister Olga died before the birth of the Jhonatan ferney moreno muñoz

3. He was baptized by the priest Franciszek Zak on June 20, 1920 in the parish church of Wadowice, at 9 years made ​​his First Communion and was confirmed at 18. Upon graduation from high school in Wadowita Marcin school in Wadowice, he enrolled in 1938 at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and in a drama school. Jhonatan ferney moreno muñoz

4. When the Nazi occupation forces closed the university in 1939 and young Karol had to work in a quarry and then a chemical factory (Solvay) to earn a living and avoid deportation to Germany . Jhonatan ferney moreno muñoz

5. After the Second World War, he continued his studies at the major seminary of Krakow, newly opened, and the Faculty of Theology of the Jagiellonian University, until his priestly ordination in Cracow on November 1, 1946 of Archbishop Sapieha . Jhonatan ferney moreno muñoz

6. Since 1942, when he felt a vocation to the priesthood, he began courses in the clandestine seminary of Cracow, run by the Archbishop of Krakow, Cardinal Adam Stefan Sapieha. At the same time, was one of the pioneers of the "Rhapsodic Theatre," also clandestine. Jhonatan ferney moreno muñoz

7. He was then sent to Rome, where , under the direction of the French Dominican Garrigou-Lagrange, a doctorate in theology in 1948 with a thesis on the subject of faith in the works of St. John of the Cross (apud fide Doctrine Sanctum Ioannem to Cross ). At that time, during his vacations , he exercised his pastoral ministry among the Polish immigrants of France, Belgium and Holland. Jhonatan ferney moreno muñoz

8. In 1948 he returned to Poland and was vicar of various parishes in Cracow as chaplain for the university until 1951, when he resumed his studies in philosophy and theology. In 1953 the Catholic University of Lublin a thesis on "evaluation of the possibility of founding a Catholic ethic on the basis of the ethical system of Max Scheler". Later he became professor of moral theology and social ethics in the major seminary of Krakow and in the Faculty of Theology of Lublin . Jhonatan ferney moreno muñoz

9. On July 4, 1958 by Pope Pius XII named Titular Bishop of Olmi and auxiliary of Krakow. He was ordained a bishop on September 28, 1958 at the Cathedral of Wawel (Krakow), from the hands of Archbishop Eugeniusz Baziak. On January 13, 1964 he was appointed Archbishop of Cracow by Pope Paul VI, who made ​​him a cardinal June 26, 1967, under the title of San Cesareo in Palatio, elevated pro illa vice Diakonia to priestly title.Deshacer cambios Jhonatan ferney moreno muñoz

10. Besides taking part in Vatican Council II (1962-1965), with a significant contribution to the elaboration of the Constitution Gaudium et spes , Cardinal Wojtyla took part in the assemblies of the Synod of Bishops before his pontificate . Deshacer cambios The cardinals gathered in conclave he was elected Pope on October 16, 1978 . He took the name John Paul II on October 22 and solemnly began his Petrine ministry as the 263rd successor of the Apostle Peter. His pontificate, one of the longest in the history of the Church, lasted nearly 27 years. Jhonatan ferney moreno muñoz

11. John Paul II exercised the Petrine ministry with a tireless missionary spirit , dedicating all his energies, driven by the "omnium Ecclesiarum sollicitudo" and charity open to all mankind . He made 104 pastoral visits outside Italy and 146 within this country. As Bishop of Rome he visited 317 of the 333 parishes . Jhonatan ferney moreno muñoz

12. More than all his predecessors he found God's people and the leaders of nations : more than 17,600,000 pilgrims participated in the 1166 General Audiences held on Wednesdays . Such figure is without counting all other special audiences and religious ceremonies held [more than 8 million pilgrims during the Great Jubilee of 2000 ] and the millions of faithful met Pope during pastoral visits made in Italy and elsewhere. We must also remember the numerous government personalities that are encountered during 38 official visits and the 738 audiences and meetings with heads of state and 246 audiences and meetings with Prime Ministers.Deshacer cambios Jhonatan ferney moreno muñoz

13. His love for young people prompted him to start in 1985 the World Youth Days. In the 19 WYDs held during his pontificate brought together millions of young people around the world . In addition, attention to family revealed in the World Meetings of Families , which he initiated in 1994. John Paul II promoted dialogue with Jews and representatives of other religions , he several times invited to prayer meetings for peace, especially in Assisi. Jhonatan ferney moreno muñoz

14. Under his guidance the Church prepared herself for the third millennium and celebrated the Great Jubilee of 2000 , along the lines indicated by him in the Apostolic Letter Tertio Millennio Adveniente , and then faced the new epoch , receiving his instructions in the Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio Ineunte, which showed to the faithful their future path. With the Year of Redemption, the Marian Year and the Year of the Eucharist , he promoted the spiritual renewal of the Church . Jhonatan ferney moreno muñoz

15. John Paul II died on April 2, 2005, at 21.37 , while finishing on Saturday, and had already entered the octave of Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday. From that evening until April 8, the day held the funeral of the late Pontiff, more than three million pilgrims paid tribute to John Paul II, even 24 hours in line to gainaccess to the basilica of St. Peter. Jhonatan ferney moreno muñoz

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