Key gestures in the life of John Paul II

it took 26 years and five months for John Paul the second to forever change the way the world saw a poem the media recorded every moment of this revolution from his strong personality and dedication to his more personal side the Pope definitely wasn't afraid to smile when this clown performed a skit he couldn't help but laugh it was a known fact that he had a great sense of humor and also that he loved theater and sports exercising was much more than just a hobby he was a young as Pope to have been elected in the 20th century and exercise was quite important to him from going up the stairs to covering two full steps at a time at least once he left the Vatican incognito to go skiing and hiking it was a place where he could clear his mind and meditate when it comes to moving moments there's plenty to choose from he wouldn't shy away from giving hugs like this one with a Bolivian mine worker get up escape hippo guys the cusco can I move didn't use fun but just as easily the Pope also showed his strong character frustration and even anger perhaps one of the most memorable public moments was when Nicaraguan priest Ernesto Cardenal was scolded by the Pope as he knelt down and kissed his hand the priests had become involved with the Sandinista government which tried to limit the role of the Catholic Church in that country another moment that marked his pontificate was when he met and forgave the man who tried to kill him back in may 13 1981 not only did the Pope forgive aliança he also met with his mother in 1996 when she asked him to support her son's amnesty request he started the new millennium with a one-of-a-kind ceremony in the year 2000 he led Mass at st. Peter's Basilica where he asked God to forgive the church for all the sins that had carry out in history from the Inquisition to the persecution of Jews during his pilgrimage to the Holy Land he left a pray or petition in the Wailing Wall where he also asked for forgiveness the document is now part of the Holocaust Museum jump Haga ii showed compassion and understanding he was pontiff for almost 27 years with more than 200 trips throughout the world he hugged thousands of people along the way one of the most unforgettable moments was when he blessed a former prostitute with AIDS in the Jubilee for the year 2000 just like any other person john paul ii had friends one of them was a woman he used to share the spotlight onstage over the years they remained friends even when carol wekiwa was ordained a priest and eventually became pope eventually age and illness took over the energetic and strong john paul ii still he continued to travel never hiding his limits from the eyes of the world his strongest message was perhaps its life a silent cry that moved forward and echoed in hearts of thousands of people you

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Published: Wed Apr 23 2014