Who Was Karol Józef Wojtyla?

DOI: https://doi.org/10.51743/cpe.63
Keywords: Karol Wojtyla, Catholic Church, Cold War, Communism, Second Vatican Council, Apostolate

Abstract

This year is the centenary of the birth of Saint John Paul II, a Pope with an extraordinary ability to reach people. The world knows his thoughts and his numerous trips, but it is necessary to know who Karol Wojtyla was? The young Pole who was born while his country regained its sovereignty, he will face, together with his nation, the two greatest totalitarian experiences and the Second World War. Facts that marked and prepared him to be the pope of the new millennium. Through this article, I intend to discover how the cultural and historical context that lived in Poland, were carving the personality of the future pontiff. The people he met would provide him with the knowledge he would need in the future. His love for culture through poetry and theater, the mystique of Spanish authors, the world of work, the example of his family, the dedication of the priesthood… All of them contributed to his sensitivity and knowledge, with the intellectual world, the sanctification of work, the apostolate of youth and the dedication of the laity.

 

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Published
2020-10-12
How to Cite
Orella Martínez, J. L. (2020). Who Was Karol Józef Wojtyla?. Cuadernos De Pensamiento, (33), 99-123. https://doi.org/10.51743/cpe.63
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No. 33 (2020): Cuadernos de pensamiento. Número monográfico sobre Karol Wojtyla/san Juan Pablo II en el centenario de su nacimiento. Volumen 2.
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Section I: Monographic Studies

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