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Remembrance of Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II was elected in 1978. When white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel1 chimney on October 16 that year, the world was stunned2 to learn that the newly elected pope was from communist Poland, the first non-Italian in over 450 years.
U.S. Cardinal3 Edmund Szoka: I could not believe it. I never expected that he would be elected pope.
Karol Wojtyla took the name Pope John Paul II. He was just 58-years-old when he addressed the crowd in Saint Peter's square, the youngest pope in the 20th century.
Karol Wojtyla was born on May 18, 1920, in Wadowice. In his youth he was a keen sportsman and enjoyed the theater.
He was at university in Krakow when World War II began. When he decided4 to become a priest in 1942, the Nazis6 had cracked down on religious teaching. No seminary was authorized7 and he was forced into underground training.
By 1964 he was archbishop of Krakow, three years later a cardinal. From the day of his election as pope, it was clear the Polish cleric would leave his mark on Eastern Europe.
Pope John Paul II was dynamic and approachable. He traveled the world, communicating in eight different languages. He celebrated8 masses and proclaimed more than 450 new saints.
But the pope's insistence9 on getting close to huge crowds almost led to his death in 1981 when a Turkish gunman shot and seriously wounded him. From his hospital bed, the pope forgave his would-be assassin.
The pope spoke10 out against wars in the Middle East, in the Balkans, in Africa. He appealed time and again to world leaders to use non-violent means to resolve international conflicts.
But on social issues, the pope took a staunchly conservative stand. He strongly opposed artificial contraception, abortion11, the ordination12 of women, and the marriage of priests.
Pope: If a person's right to life is violated at the moment in which he is first conceived in his mother's womb, an indirect blow is struck also at the whole of the moral order.
But he made great efforts to mend differences with other Christians13 and other religions. He was the first pope ever to visit a synagogue and apologized for Catholics who failed to help Jews against Nazi5 persecution14.
Pope: Do not be afraid. The power of the Holy Spirit is with you, is with you. Amen.
Sabina Castelfranco, VOA news, Rome.
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2 stunned | |
adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词 | |
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3 cardinal | |
n.(天主教的)红衣主教;adj.首要的,基本的 | |
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4 decided | |
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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5 Nazi | |
n.纳粹分子,adj.纳粹党的,纳粹的 | |
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6 Nazis | |
n.(德国的)纳粹党员( Nazi的名词复数 );纳粹主义 | |
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7 authorized | |
a.委任的,许可的 | |
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8 celebrated | |
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的 | |
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9 insistence | |
n.坚持;强调;坚决主张 | |
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10 spoke | |
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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11 abortion | |
n.流产,堕胎 | |
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12 ordination | |
n.授任圣职 | |
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13 Christians | |
n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 ) | |
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14 persecution | |
n. 迫害,烦扰 | |
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