Poland after John Paul II. Hopes and Challenges for the Future
With the pontificate of John Paul II, Poland became an object of interest for the whole world. It was a surprise not only for the Catholic Church but internationally that the new pope, coming from a socialist country, preached the idea of human rights and contributed to the fall of the communist sys...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
2016
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ET studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 313-328 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KBK Europe (East) KDB Roman Catholic Church |
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| Summary: | With the pontificate of John Paul II, Poland became an object of interest for the whole world. It was a surprise not only for the Catholic Church but internationally that the new pope, coming from a socialist country, preached the idea of human rights and contributed to the fall of the communist system. Poland has profited from his pontificate and has returned to the international arena as a democratic republic and has become famous as the country of the pope of freedom and human rights. The following paper presents the face of the popes country and the lives of Polish people after this long and unusual pontificate. What has happened to the heritage of John Paul II in his fatherland ten years after his death? What is the state of the religion of the Polish people, who are emotionally connected with their 'Polish Pope'? What are the hopes and challenges for the future in Poland after John Paul II? These questions are discussed in the present paper on three levels: on the level of Polish society and its public life, in the Catholic Church in Poland, and in Polish theology. A distance of about ten years from his death helps us to understand critically the situation of Polish society, the Catholic Church and Polish theology. The year 2016, a year of the World Youth Day with Pope Francis in Kraków and the year of the celebration of the 1050th anniversary of the baptism of Poland, makes these questions especially pertinent. |
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| ISSN: | 2033-4273 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Europäische Gesellschaft für Katholische Theologie, ET studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/ETS.7.2.3170102 |