I need help with a speech on pope john paul II?

Question

I have to write a speech on a notable person and I picked Pope John Paul II... I'm supposed to have at least three good reasons why he is a notable person and I can't think of anything >.<

Grad Student,
I picked him because he was who my teacher recommended I picked, we were given a list of people who we could pick from and I didn't know who to do so my teacher told me to do it on him.

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

He was also directly instrumental in the downfall of the Soviet Union.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

John Paul II lived a tremendous life to include a 26-year papacy. He fought for freedom and did not back down on the Catholic views of the world. His real name was Karol Woljtyla, the first non-Italian pope in 456 years. There will probably never be another pope like him, a true human being who exuded leadership, piety, faith, and love for the world's people. Elaborate on these points and you will have a standout speech.

Answer 3

Just a few. A Google search will bring up many, many more.

--he is one of the most traveled leaders in history

-publication of the new CCC (Catechism of the Catholic Church)

-he established World Youth Day

-he was open to the theory of evolution. This is from wikipedia:
"In his encyclical Humani Generis (1950), my predecessor Pius XII has already affirmed that there is no conflict between evolution and the doctrine of the faith regarding man and his vocation, provided that we do not lose sight of certain fixed points....Today, more than a half-century after the appearance of that encyclical, some new findings lead us toward the recognition of evolution as more than an hypothesis. In fact it is remarkable that this theory has had progressively greater influence on the spirit of researchers, following a series of discoveries in different scholarly disciplines. The convergence in the results of these independent studies -- which was neither planned nor sought -- constitutes in itself a significant argument in favor of the theory." (John Paul II, Message to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on Evolution)

Answer 4

He tried to bring religions together...he was the first Pope to visit the central locations of other religions.
He loved children and concentrated on the youth of the world like no other Pope did.
He spent upwards of 7 hours a day in prayer.
MANY of our presidents would confer with him regarding important issues.
The list goes on...he was by far the most revered and respected Pope ever.

Answer 5

did you know the date of that speech? i might want to opt for to confirm the context in which he stated that. I an no longer saying that i do not trust you, I do, yet i'm curious what the region replaced into. Taking the Bible too actually isn't like component of it no longer being authentic. many of the bible is finished in metaphor and thoughts that are meant to positioned across a deep which means that would want to no longer be conveyed in any opposite direction. One does no longer "%. and decide". There are biblical pupils and theologians that sort this stuff out and write e book if you happen to tutor faith to study. IMO, someone must have some credentials before they attempt to exhibit about the bible to others. I abhor Bible study the position the blind lead the blind. That way all of them fall into heresy!

Answer 6

he was known as: the smiling pope, the travelling pope, and he visited in prison the person that shot him and forgave him, he respected all kinds of religion. a truly remarkable man. goodluck!

Answer 7

Then why did you pick him? Not being sarcastic, but really, why pick someone you can't find anything notable about?

Ok, fair enough.

Answer 8

I'm going to up the ante on him being shot and tell you that he went to the prison afterwards and FORGAVE his attacker.
Plus he visited so many places, plus he stood tall and preached against communism. The Berlin wall did fall, thanks in part to him.

Answer 9

His early reign was marked by his opposition to communism, and he is often credited as one of the forces which contributed to its collapse in Eastern Europe.[1] In the later part of his pontificate, he was notable for speaking against war, fascism, dictatorship, materialism, abortion, relativism, unrestrained capitalism, and what he deemed the "culture of death".

John Paul II was Pope during a period in which Catholicism's influence declined in developed countries but expanded in the Third World. During his reign, the pope traveled extensively, visiting over 100 countries, more than any of his predecessors. He remains one of the most-traveled world leaders in history. He was fluent in numerous languages: his native Polish and also Italian, French, German, English, Spanish, Croatian, Portuguese, Russian and Latin. As part of his special emphasis on the universal call to holiness, he canonized a great number of people.

John Paul II emphasized what he called the "universal call to holiness" and attempted to define the Catholic Church's role in the modern world. He spoke out against ideologies and politics of communism, Marxism, Socialism, imperialism, hedonism, relativism, materialism, fascism (including Nazism), racism and unrestrained capitalism. In many ways, he fought against oppression, secularism and poverty. Although he was on friendly terms with many Western heads of state and leading citizens, he reserved a special opprobrium for what he believed to be the corrosive spiritual effects of modern Western consumerism and the concomitant widespread secular and hedonistic orientation of Western populations.

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.[4] 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. [5]

Pope John Paul II died on April 2, 2005 (buried April 8, 2005) after a long fight against Parkinson's disease and other illnesses. Immediately after his death, many of his followers demanded that he be elevated to sainthood as soon as possible, shouting "Santo Subito" (meaning "Saint immediately" in Italian). Both L'Osservatore Romano and Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II's successor, referred to John Paul II " The Great" (Ioannes Paulus PP. II Magnus).

Answer 10

He survived being shot.