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John Paul II's defense of teachings of the Catholic Church regarding gender roles, sexuality, euthanasia, artificial contraception and abortion came under criticism. Some Christian feminists challenged views of his on the role of women in society, including the ordination of women. However, John Paul was being consistent with Catholic teaching.
The official teachings of the Catechism of the Catholic Church promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 1992 oppose all forms of abortion procedures whose direct purpose is to destroy a zygote, blastocyst, embryo or fetus, since it holds that "human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception.
John Paul II addressed the accusation that the Catholic Church was "actually promoting abortion, because she obstinately continues to teach the moral unlawfulness of contraception" – this critique also asserted that "contraception, if made safe and available to all, is the most effective remedy against abortion." [13]
The closure of this investigation saw documents sent to the CCS, who validated the process on 22 February 2002. John Paul II granted the final approval on 20 December 2003, and formalization came at an ordinary consistory held on 19 February 2004. Molla was proclaimed as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church in Saint Peter's Square on 16 May ...
Pope John Paul II gave communion to Tony Blair, at the time both a pro-abortion-rights politician and an Anglican, [46] [47] as well as to Rome Mayor Francesco Rutelli. [48] At a Mass in St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City in 2008 celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI , pro-abortion-rights Catholic politicians Nancy Pelosi , John Kerry, and Rudy ...
St. Pope John Paul II was a staunch opponent of capital punishment, and, following on his lead, the present pope preached its abolition. ... individual priests and bishops assert that Catholic ...
John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century, as well as the third-longest-serving pope in history after Pius IX and St. Peter. John Paul II attempted to improve the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the spirit of ecumenism, holding atheism as the
Painting of Gregory IX excommunicating Frederick II "King John Excommunicated" (from The Story of the Greatest Nations, 1913) King John of England, excommunicated in 1208 by Pope Innocent III after refusing to accept Cardinal Stephen Langdon as the pope's choice for Archbishop of Canterbury. John relented in 1213 and was restored to communion.