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Show The Salt Lake Tribune NATION/WORLD Sunday, January24, 1999 TheLife and Times of Pope John PaulIl Sept. 1:NaziGerman army Feb. 29: Struck by Nazi invades Poland. truck,almostdies. | Ea ES) May 18: Bom June 22: Enrolls in Karol in philosophy at Jagiellonian Ministers to Polish workers 1979 a STS Ont: Writes ‘Loveand Respono | April 13: Student actor. Mother, Emilia a Kaczorowskae! dies. A, Feb. 18: Atfends Vatican Council l . Named auxiliary Father, Karol, Jojtyia sleft with no Oct. 11-28; Visits U.S. forfirsttime. U.S. again. June 28: Named bishop of Krakow. iy. oa March 7-13: Gives __‘retfeat for Pope Paul VI July 23 - Sept. 5: Visits bishop ofKrakow. Mediates borderconflict betweenArgentina andChile. dan. 25: Goes to Mexico on first overseas trip as pope. June 2: Visits Poland. Jan. 15: Writes letter to Diplomatic relations established between Vatican, U.S. May13: Turk George Bush, Saddam March25: Encyclical Hussein, trying to stop Persian Gulf War. ‘cultureof death. Dec. 1: Receives Mikhail Gorbachev cardinal by Pope CardinalWojtyia gunmanshoots PaulVI. elected Pope John Paul Il in St at Vatican pope hospitalized for 77 days. Sept. 14: Publishes letter. On Human Work Oct. 20: Publishes bestseler "Crossing the Threshold of Hope.” John Paull Peter's Square: Visits several European nations. "GospelofLife” attacks Nov. 20: "Church not a democracy,” pope tells bishops : eeZojoPe death penalty. Gannett Iron-Willed Pontiff Again Brings Around the World With Pope John Paul Il His Messageto the United States all likelihood, more humans have seen him personally than any otherperson in history. lonevoice, he asks world to keep consumerism in check the future of the human project. “Two hundredsyearsafter the Enlightenment, he is the only one asking the big questions like, ‘Why are we here?’”” The pope’s globetrotting record alonewill be hard BY JOHN OMICINSKI GANNETT NEWSSERVICE to match: Hehas traveled more than 670,000 miles to about 130 countries. John Paul Ii’s U.S. stopover opens Tuesday eve- WASHINGTON — At 78, Pope John Paul II’s once-square shoulders are stooped, his once-booming voice often shakes and whispers, and his once- ning with a “Light of the World” youth rally at Kiel Center, followed Wednesday by morning Mass at the Trans World Domeandan afternoon speech at the firm mountain-climber’s stride sometimes is uncer- CathedralBasilica. tain. That he is spending a good deal of time with youth is no surprise. As he gets older, youngsters have become his favorite audiences, especially in the All that won't matter to the crowdswhowill gather in St. Louis for a glimpse of John PaulII during his brief visit Tuesday and Wednesday. Theywill be coming to see whatone of his biographers called “The last of the century's giants,” an iron-willed Polish priest who has madean indelible mark on the world and his Roman Catholic church through two remarkable and stormy decades. Despite infirmities, he is not passing up a chance to bring his message again to the UnitedStates, even after a grueling four-day visit to Mexico to address the hemisphere’s bishops and to be seen by about 1.5 million people. “He’s an evangelist and a philosopherin the tradition of St. Paul,” said Jude Dougherty, former dean of philosophy at Catholic University for 31 years, who has knownthepope since he wasCardinal Karol Wojtyla of Krakow. “This is what he does. It is what he will be remembered for — going straight to the people.” St. Louis is expecting huge crowds for the papal events, which start Tuesday morning when thousands of schoolchildren from more than 200 area parishes will kick off a march at the Gateway Arch, Around 1,500 police officers from as far away as Kansas City are expected to patrol downtown and parade routes. The St. Louis visit offers Americans one more chanceto glimpse the most recognizable face of the past two decades and a man destined for a major place in the history of their time. “Fifty years from now, he will almost certainly be United States. President Clinton will be out to greet the pope at midday Tuesday whenthepontiff arrives at Lambert Field. The two will meetprivately before the pope heads for a motorcadeinto St. Louis and the president returns to Washington. Vice President Al Gore will say goodbye to John Paul II on Wednesdayevening. In all, John PaulII will spend only 31 hoursin St. Louis.It markshis seventhvisit to the United States andits territories and his 84th trip outside of Italy during his pontificate. Already John Paul II is the longest-serving pope of the 20th century. Overall, he ranks 12th in length of service of all 264 popes, going backto St. Peter. He has canonized 281 saints and beatified (the first step to sainthood)nearly 800 others. “No doubt John Paul will go down as the most important leader of the secondhalf of the 20th cen- tury,” said the Rev. ThomasReese, editor and publisher of the Catholic magazine America. “He was the right man in the right place at the right time. He transformed thestyle of the papacy, making himself the pastor of the world, and has been seen personally by more people than anyoneinall recordedhistory. If that isn’t enough, he helped start the avalanche that brought down communism and the Soviet Union.” Somecall him a spiritual dictator, and he knowsit called John Paul the Great,” said Father John Neu- and it doesn’t matter. “Some like me; some don't haus, editor-in-chief of First Things magazine. “After oneof the most astonishing teaching pontificates in history, we come to the end of the century when he is really the only one offering a compelling vision for That's howit is,” he told Polish visitors last year. On Nov. 20, he told a groupof bishopsin liberal Austria, “The church is not a democracy, and no one from @ Continued From A-1 Every sentence of the passage drew sustained applause John Paul handed copies of his longer written exhortation, titled ‘Ecclesia in America,” to church representatives during Mass in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Tens of thousands of Mexicans attended the Mass or watchedit on a giant screen outside the churel The 30-page document is one of five regional agendas being draft- ed under JohnPaul's direction to shapehis church’s mission in the new millennium. Acknowledging in the document that many of the Western Hemisphere’s 496 million baptized Catholics are Catholic in name only, he calls on themto engage in intense prayer and “‘a personal encounter with Christ." The Gannett Yet at the sametime,his views on humanrights to shareits riches with the povert ‘icken South. Andin his Jan. 1 Day of Peace message, he said consumerism was“no less pernicious” than Nazism searchfor “selfish satisfaction.” debt burden and a “culture of death” that tolerates abortion and euthanasia. What is innovative about the document is the pope’s choice of an audience. It is his first major message to the Americas as a whole — a recognition that north and south are bound increasingly by globalization and such longstanding pan-American issues as immigration, drugs and debt. fore, he blames this free-market doctrine, which he refers to as neo-liberalism, for swelling the ranksof the hemisphere’s poor. ing better than tovisit Israel for a meeting on Mount Zeuslike malefigurein a white beard. It was wrong, hesaid, “to imagine the Divinity with anthropomor- against John Paul II's chancesof getting to the mil: lennium. He showsno sign of stopping. His appointment book for 1999 includes a 15-day, 19-stop senti: mental journey to Poland in June, which would bethe longest of eight trips he has made to his homes; sponseto feminist criticisms of the churchas being patriarchal. He makes no secret that his fondest wish is to celebration of the 2,000th anniversaryof the birth of ( UNDETECTABLE HEARINGAID... Something so tiny, , but so Audible! 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Whilethe papal document reaffirms “preferentiallove for the poor,” it adds a caveat: The international lenders on the re- churchis losing sway among poli- gion’s debtor countries force and public health John Paul notes that the Vatican has been holding high-level talks with U.S. officials and international lenders in an effort to ease the burden of Latin Ameri a's $697-billion debt ‘Thepopeis likely to repeat the ship sectoris neglected,” the pope * cautions, “it should not comeas d surprise that many who areapart of it will be guided by criteria alien to the Gospel andat times openly contrarytoit.” Homeowners with money worries mayqualify for low-interest loans : . LOANS: Direct lenderloosensits requirements for homeowners who Need money now Have you be urned down for a fect credit? Self-employed? Latehoused: payments? Financialproblems? Medi cal bills? IRS liens? Bankruptey? 1 doesn't matter! loan? Do you need more than $10,000 It you are ymeowner With sulli for any reason? 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Givenhis track record for survival, few wouldbet - phic traits whichreflect too muchthe human world.” Vatican officials said it was meant partially as a re- DO YOU HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? ples of the continent seek and cifixion of Christ, he tells friends he would like noth John Paul II remains thoroughlyunpredictable. A fewdays ago, he declared that God is not a The University of Utah, Department of Nephrology, is seeking volunteers for a study of high blood pressure. The study medication will be free of chargethroughout the 5 year study. If youare over 50 and have high bloodpressure that closer bond which the peo- apology to Jewsfor Christianity'’s blame for thecru during his U.S. visit na “The decision to speak of ‘America’ in the singular,” John Paul explains in the document, “was an attempt to express not only the unity which in some way already exists, but also to point to ers in the Middle Ages. After making an historic Theyare themes thepopeis likely to return to His language echoes an outery throughout his 20-year papacy — corruption, environmental _pillage, excessive public spending on arms, Latin America’s chronic Last year, he opened Vatican archives on the In quisition and its execution and torture of non-beliey This week, he asked that individuals take action in Lent, beginning Feb. 17, to help those who are ‘‘excluded from the banquet of everyday consumerism.” from Latin American bishops who, tions that he has condemned senseof penanceforsins. and fascism in its “exaltation of the individual” and “In America as elsewherein the Such a conversion, John Paul hundredsof churches and cathedrals for the jubilee. Already, he has offered a plenary indulgence — some might callit a ‘get out of purgatory free” card — for sacrifices as mild as giving up smoking ot booze for a day or two, aslongasit is done with « rail at the wealthy Northern Hemisphereforfailing world,” the pope says, “a model of society appears to be emerging in which the powerful predominate, setting aside and even eliminating the powerless.” He challenges his church “to create an authentic globalized culture of solidarity.” As he has done many times, John Paul rejects “a purely economic conception of man [that] considersprofit and the lawof the marketas its only parameters.” More explicitly than ever be- says, can help the Americas overcome poverty and other condi- ment — will spendbillions to spiff up Romeandits for an endto capital punishment. He remains one of few world leaders still willing to ods and expression,” he says, for “a new evangelization of Ameri- a millennium. 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