# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Jul 30, 2017 ... About 431, Peter, a deacon, became bishop of Ravenna, Italy. ... Peter Chrysologus believed that Christians should acquire knowledge to support the Christian faith. ... St. Isidore the Farmer's feast day is May 15. Read his ...

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Two popular popes of the past have been declared saints by the Roman Catholic Church. Hundreds of thousands of believers attended a ceremony at St. Peter's Square in Rome at which Pope Francis canonized John Paul II and John XIII. Benedict XVI, the first Pope to resign in 600 years also attended the ceremony.

How to become a saint

Becoming a saint in the Roman Catholic Church is a very complicated process, which normally takes a long time. In early times saints were chosen by the church if they were popular among the poeple.

In the case of John Paul II, sainthood came only 9 years after his death. On the other side it took the Vatican over half a century to make John XIII a saint.

Normally, the procedure of becoming a saint can start five years after death, at the earliest. Exceptions have been made recently for John Paul II and Mother Theresa, whose canonization process started in 1999. After these five years the bishop of the diocese in which the person died can start an investigation to find out whether the candidate is worthy of becoming a saint or not. Their life and deeds are carefully examined. A special council that deals with such cases can then recommend it to the Pope. He has to decide whether a person is honourable enough to become saint.

John XXIII-The Good Pope

The next step is beatification. For this to happen it must be proven that the candidate has performed at least one miracle. In the case of John Paul II, a French nun was supposedly cured from Parkinson's disease after the Polish pope had died.

The final step is canonization. Normally, a second miracle has to be attributed to the candidate. In John Paul's case a Costa Rican woman had been cured from a brain disease. John XIII is credited with the healing of a nun. Pope Francis did not insist on a second miracle for his sainthood.

By canonising both a reformer and a conservative pope Francis wanted to show that he does not want to make anyone angry in the church.

John XXIII - The Good Pope

John XXIII, often referred to as the Good Pope, is well-known for initiating the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s. Between 1962 and 1965 important documents were produced which are the foundation of the church as we know it today. Among other things, the church started to allow priests to hold mass in their mother tongue and not in Latin.

John XXIII started many reforms within the Roman Catholic Church. He is remembered especially for his support of poor and ill people. He was also the first pope to appoint cardinals from Africa and Asia. John XXIII, however did not live long enough to see reforms work. He died in 1963 after being a pope for only 5 years.

John Paul II - The Polish Pope

John Paul II

Although the Polish pope fought against Communism and won respect from all over the world, he is said to have been one of the most conservative popes in recent history. John Paul was the first non-Italian pope in more than 450 years. He was against contraception and as well as woman's rights. He also criticized liberals in the Catholic Church for their stance on homosexuality which he regarded as sinful. During his papacy John Paul II had to deal with sex-abuse cases which shook the foundations of the Roman Catholic Church.

In his 25 years as head of the Roman Catholic Church John Paul II travelled more than any other pope before him. He denounced violence and was a fighter for world peace. In 1981 Pope John Paul II survived bullet wounds when he was attacked by a Turkish fanatic. After years of bad health John Paul II died in 2005.

Related Topics

Words

abortion = killing an unborn baby

among other things = also

appoint = select, choose

attack = use violence against a person in order to kill or hurt them

attend = go to, take part in

attribute = to say that an event or action has been caused by someone

beatification = the pope says that someone is a holy or special person

believer = a person who prays to god

brain disease = illness in your head

canonize = to make a dead person a saint

century = a hundred years

complicated = difficult

conservative = old fashioned; person who wants things to stay the way they are

contraception = the act of preventing a woman from expecting a baby when she has sex with men

council = meeting, organization of people that do a certain job

credit =to say that someone has achieved something

cure = to make healthy again

deal with = work on

declare = to say officially

deed = act; what a person has achieved

denounce = to say that something is bad

especially = above all

examine = look at carefully

exception = something that does not follow normal rules

foundation = basis, fundament, groundwork

healing = cure someone from a disease

honourable = worthy, respected

however = but

initiate = start

insist on = demand, press for

investigation = trying to find out more about a topic

liberal = open minded, modern

mass = ceremony in which Roman Catholics go to church on Sundays

miracle = wonder, an event that is believed to be caused by God because you cannot explain it

nun = someone who is a member of a religious group of women who live together

papacy = the time during which a person is pope

Parkinson's disease = illness which makes your muscles weak; your arms and legs shake

perform = carry out

popular = liked and well-known

procedure = process, method

process = course, method, activity

recent = lately

recommend = suggest

referred to = called

reformer = a person who wants to change things

regard = look at as ...

resign = to step down, stop working in your job

saint = someone who has been given the title by the Roman Catholic Church because they have been very good or holy

sainthood =the state of being a saint

sex-abuse = cruel or violent act towards someone in a sexual way

shake - shook- shaken = hit, send a shock through

sinful = bad, evil

stance = attitude; what you think about something

support = help

supposedly = so it is said

survive = live on after a dangerous situation

violence = the act of hurting people

worthy = to deserve respect from others

wound = injury

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
John XXIII and John Paul II Become Saints

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Two popular popes of the past have been declared saints by the Roman Catholic Church. Hundreds of thousands of believers attended a ceremony at St. Peter's Square in Rome at which Pope Francis canonized John Paul II and John XIII. Benedict XVI, the first Pope to resign in 600 years also attended the ceremony.

# data[].attributes.body
St. Thomas' idea of Human Dignity is that humans are made in the likeness of God and not in his direct image. The image of God is not man, so humans cannot be made in God's direct image. Through the things humans as a whole do and say, though, is where they show in their likeness with God. Humans live with an essence of God so that they can bring him into the world as he did us.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Gregory of Nyssa, also known as Gregory Nyssen was bishop of Nyssa from 372 to 376 and from 378 until his death. He is venerated as a saint in Roman ...

# data[].attributes.headline
		
	
	
		
			
				
					Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa 
				
			
		

# data[].attributes.subject
		
	
	
		
			
				
					Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa 
				
			
		

# data[].attributes.body
In the area of Human Dignity, Gregory depicts the idea that God is painting a picture with virtue and sovereignty to create the image of Human Dignity in society. Through subtle "tints" and "blending" God infuses various human and divine aspects into people in hoping they can bring together as a whole the image and likeness of God.

# data[].attributes.headline
		
	
	
		
			
				
					St. Peter Chrysologus 
				
			
		

# data[].attributes.subject
		
	
	
		
			
				
					St. Peter Chrysologus 
				
			
		

# data[].attributes.body
In this sermon, St. Peter discusses all of the brilliant things God has bestowed upon the world and the human race, like the sun, flowers, and fruit. God still works to complement our Glory and give us anything he believes he deserves. In the aspect of Human Dignity, God made us in his image so that in the world he created, the people can make him present and visible on Earth, and represent him.

# data[].attributes.body
St. John says that in any well oiled community, the basic principal of Human Dignity must be laid out. Every person is endowed with free will and intelligence and has rights an obligations to use them in the interest and image of God.

# data[].attributes.body
The USCCB teaches, in the topic of Human Dignity, that the greatest indicator of God's presence in the world is sought through the reflection of the human person. Through the Church's work for justice and the promotion of peace, the protection of Human Dignity is enforced and protected.

# data[].attributes.body
Human Dignity today is very similar from what the bible defines it as. In the Bible it talks about how God made us in his image and likeness to do his will. (Gn 1:26-27) Human Dignity is significant today because it shows how we present ourselves and how our actions reflect upon ourselves.

# data[].attributes.body
St. Augustine helped us understand Human Dignity through the understanding that man rules on Earth. In the image and likeness of God, human exist over the other creatures and with God, Humans live and thrive to make the world a reflection of God himself

# data[].attributes.body
According to St. Augustine, we are made in the image and likeness of God and that is our human dignity. What this means is that God is our model for how we should live out our lives and that we should strive to become the people he wants us to be by living out his faith. However, according to St. Thomas Aquinas, we have imperfect likeness and we are not exact copies of God; we contain flaws. Bishop Gregory believes that our attributes that God gives each individual person are a part of Him he puts inside of us and that our dignity relies on us being like God in mind and word through discipleship. According to St. Peter, "The flesh brings dignity to man without dishonor to him who made him." This means that He made you to make earth a heavenly place and he made you to bring other people into His faith.