Essays on Pope John Paul

The Institutional Affiliation

“Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought” - this true and inspiring quote belongs to one of the most charismatic leaders of all times, Pope John Paul II. Him and many other leaders who used similar approach, managed to influence not only the life on millions of people but the past and present of many countries. They inspired, encouraged, lead the masses and changed the history which, indeed, would have been different without them. Most of the world’s most famous leaders are characterized as charismatic. In the ...

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The central claim of supersessionism, an ancient Christian mindset that can be traced way back to the first century, is the forfeiture of God’s covenant with Jews due to their collective guilt over the death of Jesus (Cunningham 1). This ancient thinking could very well be found before the Second Vatican Council. It even found expression from Pope Pius X in a personal message to Theodor Herzl in 1904 – that the Jewish faith was the foundation of Christianity – but was replaced by the teachings of Christ (Cunningham 2). However, in the same verse in his epistle to the ...

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A New Relationship between Christians and Jews

The central claim of supersessionism, an ancient Christian mindset that can be traced way back to the first century, is the forfeiture of God’s covenant with the Jews due to their collective guilt over the death of Jesus (Cunningham 1). This ancient thinking can still be found before Vatican Council II and even found expression from Pope Pius X in a personal message to Theodor Herzl in 1904: “The Jewish faith was the foundation of our own, but it has been superseded by the teachings of Christ” (Cunningham 2). Saint Paul wrote ...

Introduction

Traditionally, the Catholic Church has defined capital punishment as ‘legal slaying’. The church has historically supported the principle of natural law which allows state execution of criminals who threaten the safety of innocent citizens and peace in the land. In accordance with this, the state’s duty is to protect its citizens from those who wish to rob them and violate their rights. The state is also subordinate to this law and therefore must protect its citizens at all costs. When a transgressor of this law is allowed to prosper, there is a breakdown of harmony in the society. Controversy arose ...