Questions tagged [john-paul-ii]
Roman Catholic Saint and Pope (1978–2005)
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Does Pope Francis' rewording on the subject of capital punishment in the Catechism trump those of Pope John Paul II's encyclical Evangelium vitae?
Does Pope Francis'rewording on the subject of capital punishment in the Catechism of the Catholic Church trump those of Pope John Paul II in his encyclical letter Evangelium vitae?
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Does the Roman Catholic Church embrace theistic evolution?
In 1996, Pope John Paul II gave a speech in a plenary assembly at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, documented here. It seems he embraced a version of Theistic Evolution (sometimes called Guided ...
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What personal possessions did Pope John Paul II have at the time of death?
The pope recieves no salary, but from what I understand, popes do have some personal possessions. A personal possesion is something that you own. For example, Pope Benedict XVI, I believe, had a ...
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Is the Theology of the Body in line with traditional Thomistic teaching on marriage?
Question: Is the Theology of the Body in line with traditional Thomistic teaching on marriage?
It seems to me that the love of husband and wife is sometimes brought to the level of adornment which ...
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