How Did Pope John Xx III Influence Religion
The influence of Pope John XXIII on the Christian tradition has allowed for him as one of many “men” to “reform and revitalise the Christian tradition” to serve God. Pope John XXIII, born as Angelo Roncalli was ordained a priest in the diocese of Bergamo in 1905. Roncalli then in 1925 became the Apostolic Delegate of Bulgaria in 1925-35 before becoming Apostolic Delegate to Turkey and Greece in 1935-44. Roncalli’s actions of saving Jewish Children from the Nazi forces in Turkey would influence his mindset to focus on major world issues through his papacy. He became spiritual director of Venice in 1953 before becoming Pope on 1958. All these factors aided to his mindset in which the effects would be present through his impact of humanising the role of Pope, increasing Interfaith Dialogue and Ecumenism, involving the Church into modern affairs and also the instigation of Vatican II. It is through these contributions and the impact brought upon as a
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His actions aided by his mindset to “Open the windows of the Church” became evident through his actions of visiting Children with Polio in Bambino Gesu Hospital and the visitation to prisoners in Rome’s Regina Coelli Prison. Pope John’s actions were iterated through his quote “You couldn’t come to me, so I came to you”. This as a result has allowed for the reformation of the Christian tradition specifically Roncalli’s actions in humanising his role as Pope that have provided believers and non believers a new viewpoint that has also influenced future Pope’s to extend the reach of the Catholic Church to those in need allowing for greater men and women to view the Catholic Church under a new mindset. Pope John XXIII’S actions have further developed the pathway of opening the blockade of the lack of dialogue between Christian denominations and non-Christian
His actions aided by his mindset to “Open the windows of the Church” became evident through his actions of visiting Children with Polio in Bambino Gesu Hospital and the visitation to prisoners in Rome’s Regina Coelli Prison. Pope John’s actions were iterated through his quote “You couldn’t come to me, so I came to you”. This as a result has allowed for the reformation of the Christian tradition specifically Roncalli’s actions in humanising his role as Pope that have provided believers and non believers a new viewpoint that has also influenced future Pope’s to extend the reach of the Catholic Church to those in need allowing for greater men and women to view the Catholic Church under a new mindset. Pope John XXIII’S actions have further developed the pathway of opening the blockade of the lack of dialogue between Christian denominations and non-Christian