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Political Papacy John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Their Influence
By Chester Gillis
Copyright 2006
224 Pages
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Routledge
216 Pages
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Routledge
216 Pages
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Routledge
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Pope John Paul II was famous as the most visible and politically active Pope of all time. He took his positions with great personal integrity, yet his views variously pleased and angered citizens on the right and the left. His inaugural appearance as Pope in his native Poland helped spur Solidarity and the fall of the communist bloc, yet he recently chided George W. Bush and Western world leaders... Read more
Political Papacy: John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Their Influence
Biography
Chester Gillis
"The Political Papacy offers a unique and invaluable mix of primary texts and essays, never culled together in this manner before. It's a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the unique, and profoundly consequential, political engagement of the most important religious office on earth."
--John L. Allen, Vatican correspondent, the National Catholic Reporter and Vatican analyst, CNN
