Notre Dame Remembers Pope John Paul II Community Mourns, Pontiff Impacted Celebrates Life of Catholic Universities , Church Leader ND Presidents
' page 2 The Observer ♦ POPE JOHN PAUL II 1920-2005 Monday, April 4, 2005 “He traveled millions of miles “He was really important, not “[He] was a r and to every corner of the earth “I t ’s a huge loss fo r only to Catholics but to the shaper of worl to bring his personal message of the Church. ” whole world. I feel like I lost a one o f the m faith, hope and love to all of the part of my family ." figures in recer Emily Ledet world, not just Catholics. ” Walsh sophomore Cassie Belek Father Ed) Father Theodore Hesburgh Badin freshman Universit University President Emeritus John Paul II had global, human impact P ontiff reached out to millions, modernized than ever before. by 20th century theologian Karl of the iron curtain, Matovina said. Church teaching, Pope John Paul By EILEEN DUFFY In the face of such challenges, Rahner to characterize Pope John “Not many people have the II was quite different from his In Focus Writer Appleby said, “his presence, his Paul IPs papacy. moral gravity to be part of that predecessors. Pope Paul VI, visibility, his charisma ... assured “Rahner said that following counter-force,” Matovina said. Appleby said, was “unpopular” In contrast to his immediate that the Church and particularly Vatican II, we’re moving from While the pope was not effective and “retreated” from the public predecessor Pope John Paul I, the pope would be at the center of being a Western European church in ending communism in Cuba near the end of his life.
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