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...John XXIII is a marvelous example of how the immensities of theological disagreement can be transcended by simple human warmth and love. He has, above all, obeyed his Master's command to love thy neighbor...
That event was the beginning of a revolution in Christianity, the ancient faith whose 900 million adherents make it the world's largest religion.* It began on Oct. 11 in Rome and was the work of the man of the year. Pope John XXIII, who, by convening the Ecumenical Council called Vatican II, set in motion ideas and forces that will affect not merely Roman Catholics, not only Christians, but the whole world's ever expanding population long after Cuba is once again libre and India is free of attack...
...consequence, John XXIII is the most popular Pope of modern times?and perhaps ever. Heading an institution so highly organized that it has been called "the U.S. Steel of churches," he has demonstrated such warmth, simplicity and charm that he has won the hearts of Catholics, Protestants and non-Christians alike. "The Protestant Christians think that they now have the best Pope they have had in centuries," comments German Catholic Theologian Herbert Vorgrimler. The Pope's recent illness raised a tide of concern around the world. "If we should pray for anyone in the world today,'' says Protestant Theologian Paul...
...research, are willing to question these revered ideas. A new generation of Catholic thinkers, particularly in Europe, has been finding new approaches to theology and, in the case of the late Paleontologist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and others, new meanings in science. It is the genius of Pope John XXIII that he sensed that the time was ripe for internal renewal in the church, and opened...
Pope John XXIII. He even appeals to the Protestants...