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Similarly, no one can deny that this Pope's message of peace and tolerance was more than Papal doctrine and became, instead, Vatican Foreign Policy, delivered in person by someone who "walked the walk and talked the talk." Precisely because of this, the book gives the contemporary reader insights into a tenuous time -- a time of Cold War tensions, a time when the economic stability of much of the world was unknown, and most especially a time in which many feared the coming millennium.
Ironically, one of the final public scenarios presented in the book deals with the then Cardinal Ratzinger, prefect for the Congregation of the Faith, authoring and espousing the primacy of the Catholic Church. Despite the seeming arrogance of such a statement, the Pope called the documents "close to my heart" and explained that, "our confession . . . . isn't arrogance that deprecates other religious but an expression of joyous gratitude…. A dialogue without foundations is destined to degenerate into empty words" (199).
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In addition, religious scholars and those wanting to peer beyond the official, beyond the myth, and into the depths of the man himself.
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Flynn, R., R. Moore, J. Vrabel. (2002). John Paul II: A Personal Portrait of the Pope
And the Man. St. Martin's Press.
Gertz, S. (October 1, 2003). "Christian History Corner: John Paul II's Canonization Cannon."
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Press Doesn't Understand About the Catholic Church." WeeklyStandard.com. Cited in: http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/454iylel.asp
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REFERENCES and WORKS CONSULTED
Flynn, R., R. Moore, J. Vrabel. (2002). John Paul II: A Personal Portrait of the Pope
And the Man. St. Martin's Press.
Gertz, S. (October 1, 2003). "Christian History Corner: John Paul II's Canonization Cannon."
Christianity Today. Cited in: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2003/octoberweb-only/10-20-52.0.html
Press Doesn't Understand About the Catholic Church." WeeklyStandard.com. Cited in: http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/454iylel.asp
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