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The Making of a Saint and the Remaking of the Church--The Story of John XXIII and Vatican II
HarperOne
October 2012
On Sale: September 25, 2012
288 pages
ISBN: 0062089439
EAN: 9780062089434
Kindle: B007HBH5JY
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Biography
On November 23, 1958, Cardinal Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, the
son of peasant Italian farmers, became Pope John XXIII.
Widely expected to be a transitional pope, John surprised
the Church hierarchy and the world by convoking an ambitious
ecumenical council—the first such council in more than a
century—to bring the Catholic Church into the modern era. "I
want to throw open the windows of the Church," he said, "so
that we can see out and the people can see in." Broken into
four sessions and held over four years, the Second Vatican
Council ("a new Pentecost," according to John) breathed new
life into the Church and its pastoral mission, knocking down
the centuries-old wall between the Church hierarchy and the
laity and repositioning the Church as a universal instrument
of hope, justice, and compassion for people of all faiths.
Fifty years after he convened the Second Vatican
Council, Pope John XXIII remains one of the most beloved and
remarkable fi gures in the history of the Catholic Church.
Affectionately known as Il Buono Papa, or the Good
Pope, John is remembered today by Catholics and
non-Catholics alike as an enduring symbol of peace,
ecumenicalism, and Christian spirituality. In The Good
Pope, Greg Tobin recounts John's remarkable story, from
his impoverished childhood in Bergamo, Italy, and his
successful tenure as a papal ambassador in war-torn Europe
to his surprise ascendancy to the throne of St. Peter. In
the process, he traces John's legacy as the spiritual father
of the modern Church and explains why the Good Pope and his
great council are as vital, vibrant, and important to
Catholicism as ever before. Meticulously researched and
engaging, The Good Pope captures the heart, soul, and
spirit of the man who ushered in a new era of religion in
the twentieth century.
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