Framed poster - Pope Saint John XXIII - Catholic Church

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Pope Saint John XXIII:

Vatican News:
https://www.vaticannews.va/en.html

A very good videos on his coronation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp0kTG6jxlQ

In Italian - historic coronation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugpq44WI628


Pope Saint John XXIII was
unexpectedly elected pope
on 28 October 1958 at age 76.
Pope John XXIII surprised
those who expected him to
be a caretaker pope by
calling the historic Second
Vatican Council (1962–1965),
the first session opening on
11 October 1962. His passionate
views on equality were summed
up in his statement,
"We were all made in God's image,
and thus, we are all Godly alike."

John XXIII made many passionate
speeches during his pontificate.
He made a major impact on the
Catholic Church, opening it up to
dramatic unexpected
changes promulgated at the Vatican
Council and by his own dealings with
other churches and nations. In Italian
politics, he prohibited bishops from
interfering with local elections, and
he helped the Christian Democratic
Party to cooperate with the socialists.
In international affairs, his "Ostpolitik"
engaged in dialogue with the
Communist countries of Eastern Europe.

He especially reached out to the
Eastern Orthodox churches. His
overall goal was to modernize
the Church by emphasizing its
pastoral role, and its necessary
involvement with affairs of state.
He dropped the traditional rule
of 70 cardinals, increasing the
size to 85.

He used the opportunity to name the
first cardinals from Africa, Japan, and
the Philippines. He promoted ecumenical
movements in cooperation with other
Christian faiths. In doctrinal matters,
he was a traditionalist, but he ended
the practice of automatically formulating
social and political policies on the basis of old
theological propositions.