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Pope John Paul II on 12 August 1993 in Denver (Colorado). 1993. N.p. By Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States - Photographic Portfolio--1993 Vol. II.

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"John Paul II." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 12 May 2016.

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Pope John believed that marriage and family was very important and sacred that even what the Church officially said about marriage and family comes from Pope John,  and this is why we have the ‘John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family’ today.

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Pope John also wanted to show others that God created man and woman equally in his image by writing a letter ‘On the Dignity and Vocation of Women’ advocating women by saying that humanity is for both men and women.

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-Pope John wanted to justify the image of Christianity and by doing that he traveled far to not just influence the church but everyone by going against political oppression.
-Pope John cared about other people and for that reason he apologized to people with other faiths for any wrongdoings by Catholics in the past- mostly the Muslims and Jews.
-He focused on nonviolent actions and eventually led to the peaceful ending of the Soviet Union.

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Pope John Paul II was responsible for canonizing 482 saints and beatifying 1,327 people. He did this as a way of living out the Second Vatican Council by showing the holiness of the church through the saints.

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Pope John Paul II challenged the "culture of death" that had taken over the world. The world (at his time) was filled with euthanasia, abortion, genocide, murder... The list goes on and on. But, Pope John Paul II continued to affirm that value of honoring life. One of the teachings he upheld often was Humanae Vitae ("Of Human Life") which promoted marriage and the dignity of women. He was also pro-life and advocated to give all life a chance to live from natural birth until natural death.

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After he was elected Pope, he went back to Poland to give guidance and help strengthen the Polish people. This ended up leading to the Solidarity movement in Poland, which ended up tackling communism. So, Pope John Paul II kick started the communist take-down.

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Pope John Paul II simplified theology of the body into a concrete idea with examples from scripture where it had originally been viewed as an abstract concept to be interpreted. He also expanded theology of the body to be more than just sexuality, but the human body as a whole.

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Pope John Paul II though the CCC was one of the best things to come from Vatican II... So, he spread it to everyone. He recognized that it spelled out the basic Church teachings and he focused on getting it out to everyone. Pope John Paul II is known for his adherence and loyalty to the traditional Catholic teachings (and this clearly shows it).

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John Paul II's idea that through incarnation and redemption, Christ is related to every human being.

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Pope John Paul II did something not many other Popes did: he was modern. Up until then, the Popes didn't really go outside the realm of Catholicism too much. Pope John Paul did. He made the papacy a global affair. He met with various leaders and people from around the world and made the papacy more worldly (to an extent).

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Pope John Paul II's social teaching is theologically grounded meaning the basis of his teaching is the gospel. This differs from papal teachings in the past because they were based on natural law reasoning and reference to divine revelation. The reason previous popes did this is to find a common ground with Non-Christians

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"John Paul II, Saint." Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (2016): 1p. 1. Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. Web. 27 Apr. 2016.

Baum, Gregory. "John Paul II's Economic Teaching: A Call for Spiritual, Moral, and Structural Conversion." New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement, Jubilee Volume: The Wojtyla Years. Ed. Polly Vedder. Detroit: Gale, 2000. 43-51. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 27 Apr. 2016.

"Pope John Paul Ii." Great Lives: A Century in Obituaries. Ian Brunskill. London: Collins, 2005. Credo Reference. Web. 13 May 2016.

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Karol J. Wojtyla, also known as John Paul II, was born on May 20, 1920 near Cracow, Poland.

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Pope John Paul II was elected Pope. He is actually the first non-Italian pope since the 16th century.

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Saint of the Day : Blessed Pope John XXIII 06-03

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The pope who called the Second Vatican Council