Pope John Paul II--HELP!?

Question

What did he to to change or help the Catholic Church?

i need specific examples(i.e. helped stop the marrage of more then 1 person or stressed the fact that jesus is part of the trinity, etc.)

i need the big things and the little things

also sites or reverences to the information that i want is greatly appreciatted

i know that he didn't do any of the examples that i gave i gave them because i do not know any thing that he really did

i have a 2 page report that is due tomorrow nd i dont have time to go to the library... its my own fault putting it off to the last minute.. :/

Answer 1

Here is John Paul II's official biography about the time before he was Pope: http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/santopadre_biografie/giovanni_paolo_ii_biografia_prepontificato_en.html

Here is John Paul II's official biography about the time while he was Pope: http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/santopadre_biografie/giovanni_paolo_ii_biografia_pontificato_en.html

Interesting things:
+ He established World Youth Days and celebrated 19 of them.
+ He proclaimed 1,338 Blesseds
+ He canonized 482 Saints
+ He made Thérèse of the Child Jesus a Doctor of the Church
+ He wrote
. + 14 Encyclicals
. + 15 Apostolic Exhortations
. + 11 Apostolic Constitutions
. + 45 Apostolic Letters
. + 5 Books
+ He added the Luminous Mysteries to the Rosary

Pope John Paul II’s Encyclicals and Other Key Writings: http://www.usccb.org/comm/popejohnpaulii/writings.shtml

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Well maybe you could go to the library and read up about him. He didnt have to stress that Jesus is the 2nd Person of the Blessed Trinity. He wrote many encyclicals that promoted the Love of God and he Canonized more Saints then any Pope in the history of the Church!

Answer 3

Pope John Paul II visited a great many countries and was very charismatic.

John Paul II affirmed traditional Catholic teachings by opposing abortion, contraception, embryonic stem cell research, human cloning, euthanasia, in vitro fertilisation (IVF), and unjust wars. He also defended traditional teachings on marriage and gender roles by opposing divorce, same-sex marriage and the ordination of women. His conservative views were sometimes criticized as regressive. John Paul II called upon followers to vote according to Catholic teachings. John Paul II became known as the "Pilgrim Pope" for traveling greater distances than had all his predecessors combined. According to John Paul II, the trips symbolized bridge-building efforts (in keeping with his title as Pontifex Maximus, literally Master Bridge-Builder) between nations and religions, attempting to remove divisions created through history.
He beatified 1,340 people, more people than any previous pope. The Vatican asserts he canonized more people than the combined tally of his predecessors during the last five centuries, and from a far greater variety of cultures.[3] Whether he had canonized more saints than all previous popes put together, as is sometimes also claimed, is difficult to prove, as the records of many early canonizations are incomplete, missing, or inaccurate. However, it is known that his abolition of the office of Promotor Fidei ("Promoter of the Faith" and the origin of the term Devil's advocate) streamlined the process.
In February, 2004 Pope John Paul II was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize honoring his life's work in opposing Communist oppression and helping to reshape the world. [4]

Answer 4

"Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God." James 4:4

It means, The Word of God states plainly in many areas that as Christians, All the world will hate us. However, All the World loved John Paul II? That fact alone has awakened many.

Just as one third of the world’s population watched events surrounding the death of the Pope, so too the world will rejoice, make merry and exchange gifts in their happiness over the death of God’s servants.

Answer 5

You may want to talk about his application of Vatican II, his traveling to emphasize the universiality of the Catholic Church, and his introduction of the Luminous Mysteries to the Mysteries of the Rosary.

Answer 6

Here are some website about Pope John Paul II and his accomplishments:

http://www.faithfirst.com/html/popeJohn/bio/bio.html
http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/santopadre_biografie/giovanni_paolo_ii_biografia_breve_en.html
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761552499/John_Paul_II.html
http://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/ChurchAndMinistry/PopeJohnPaulAchievements.aspx
http://ezinearticles.com/?Pope-John-Paul-II,-The-Right-Man-at-the-Right-Time&id=25210