scholarly journals Diplomacy of the Holy See in the process of de-isolation of Cuba

2019 ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
Ivan Danyliuk
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
The United States ◽  
Pope John Paul Ii ◽  
Holy See ◽  
Benedict Xvi ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
Cuban Government ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Catholic Church

In the article are considered the role of the Holy See and the Catholic Church in the de-isolation of Cuba in the international community and the promotion of the restoration of relations with the world community. The article analyzes the change in the international situation that has forced the Cuban government to dialogue with the Catholic Church, as well as the strengthening of the position of the Catholic Church on the Cuban island. The resumption of relations between Cuba and the Holy See was mutually beneficial and necessary for both sides. The Cuban government needed a new ally to get out of isolation. For the Vatican it was necessary to legalize the activities of the Catholic Church on the Cuban island. It is noted that three popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis played a part in the withdrawal from international isolation. The visit of Pope John Paul II to Cuba attracted attention to Cuba and became a step that began the process of legalizing the Catholic Church on the island and de-isolating Cuba. Benedict XVI’s visit came at a time when the leadership changed, when Cuba was governed by Raul Castro, who conducted a series of reforms. And of course, Pope Francis played a key role in the process of restoring relations with the United States and the de-isolation of Cuba in the international arena. Cuba has undoubtedly benefited from the active interventions of Vatican diplomacy and the Holy See, which has been distinguished how in Cuba’s international statuses and so in Cuba’s economic, tourism and information areas. However, the Cuban breakthrough was also an achievement for the Holy See’s peacekeeping diplomacy on international arena. For a long time, Vatican diplomacy has once again received vocal recognition on the international stage. The Cuban breakthrough testified that even today in the XXI-st century, the «soft power» of the Vatican diplomacy See and the Pope of the Catholic Church are able to engage the conflicting parties in dialogue, to promote mutual understanding, tolerance, peaceful coexistence, international cooperation and security.

scholarly journals Pope John Paul II and the Neurological Standard for the Determination of Death: A Critical Analysis of his Address to the Transplantation Society

2017 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doyen Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Brain Death ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
The Body ◽  
Human Organism ◽  
Determination Of Death ◽  
Pope John Paul Ii ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
The Brain ◽  
The Catholic Church

The introduction of the “brain death” criterion constitutes a significant paradigm shift in the determination of death. The perception of the public at large is that the Catholic Church has formally endorsed this neurological standard. However, a critical reading of the only magisterial document on this subject, Pope John Paul II's 2000 address, shows that the pope's acceptance of the neurological criterion is conditional in that it entails a twofold requirement. It requires that certain medical presuppositions of the neurological standard are fulfilled, and that its philosophical premise coheres with the Church's teaching on the body-soul union. This article demonstrates that the medical presuppositions are not fulfilled, and that the doctrine of the brain as the central somatic integrator of the body does not cohere either with the current holistic understanding of the human organism or with the Church's Thomistic doctrine of the soul as the form of the body. Summary The concept of “brain death” (the neurological basis for legally declaring a person dead) has caused much controversy since its inception. In this regard, it has been generally perceived that the Catholic Church has officially affirmed the “brain death” criterion. The address of Pope John Paul II in 2000 shows, however, that he only gave it a conditional acceptance, one which requires that several medical and philosophical presuppositions of the “brain death” standard be fulfilled. This article demonstrates, taking into consideration both the empirical evidence and the Church's Thomistic anthropology, that the presuppositions have not been fulfilled.

scholarly journals “No Pope Here”: Britain, the Vatican, the IRA, and the Papal Visit to Ireland, September 1979

2021 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 603-620
Author(s):  
Martin Doherty
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Pope John Paul Ii ◽  
High Anxiety ◽  
The Troubles ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
Religious Wars ◽  
The Face ◽  
Irish Question ◽  
The Catholic Church

AbstractIt is often assumed, particularly by outsiders, that the conflict in Northern Ireland—known euphemistically as “the Troubles”—in which some 3,600 people lost their lives, was an atavistic throwback to Europe's religious wars of earlier centuries. In 1979, by which time some 2,000 people had already been killed in the Troubles, Pope John Paul II proposed to pay a visit to Ireland and perhaps to cross the border into Ulster's sectarian cockpit. The idea provoked outrage from some Ulster Protestants and high anxiety for the British, concerned that the Pope might inadvertently inflame the situation or embarrass the British by raising difficult issues. But there were hopes, too, that an unequivocal condemnation of violence by the head of the Catholic Church might help to bring the conflict to an end. This article, based on extensive research in diplomatic archives, reveals deep divisions within the Catholic Church on the Irish question and points to the power and limitations of the British diplomatic reach into the Vatican. It reveals also, however, the powerlessness of prayer and pleadings in the face of terrorist violence.

Activities of the Catholic Church in the International Arena: Position of Pope Benedict XVI

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (47) ◽  
pp. 128-135
Author(s):  
Ivan Danyliuk
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Holy See ◽  
Pope Benedict Xvi ◽  
Benedict Xvi ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
International Activities ◽  
Main Ideas ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

The article analyzes the diplomatic activity of the Catholic Church on the internationalarena in the views of Pope Benedict XVI. The article briefly describes the activities of the Catholic Church and the Holy See in the international arena. An analysis of the interconnection between the Catholic Church and the Holy See is made, which is conditioned by the factual merger of the legal order of these institutions. The mission of the Church in the international activities is analyzed. The main focus of the article is made on the views of Pope Benedict XVI on the international activities of the Catholic Church and the Holy See. The article considers the main ideas of the Pope regarding international activities of the Catholic Church and the Holy See, as well as the proposals of Benedict XVI to the international community. Benedict XVI’s critics of the United Nations structures were analyzed, as well as his proposals regarding United Nations reforms and the formation of «true world political authority». Also, the article considered issues that were actualized by Pope Benedict XVI on the international scene, namely: the protection of human rights and freedoms, the protection of religious freedom, responsibility for protection, the issue of peace and refugees. Keywords: Catholic Church, Holy See, Vatican, diplomacy, international relations

scholarly journals Supreme Pastor of the Church Cares for the Hungarian Church: Church Architecture of the Hungarian Church During the First Decade of John Paul II’s Papacy

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gréta Garai ◽  
Zorán Vukoszávlyev
Keyword(s):  
Significant Role ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Church Architecture ◽  
Pope John Paul Ii ◽  
Christian Religion ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

One of the first longer letters of Pope John Paul II was addressed to the Hungarian Episcopacy and the Hungarian Catholics. Besides the traditional Polish-Hungarian friendship, he highlighted the person of Saint Stephen and the role of Hungary in the history of the Christian religion. “  […] the Catholic Church, which had such a significant role in the history of Hungary, can still pervade the spiritual image of your country, and can make the lightness of Jesus Christ’s gospel, that gave light to the sons of the Hungarian people during so many centuries, shine for your sons and daughters.”- wrote in his letter.

scholarly journals John Paul II about the logic of the dialogue between the Catholic Church and Islam

2015 ◽  
pp. 126-133
Author(s):  
Sergiy Prysukhin
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Pope John Paul Ii ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
The Catholic Church

The article of Sergiy Prysukhin «John Paul II about the logic of the dialogue between the Catholic Church and Islam» is devoted to philosophical and theological developments of Pope John Paul II in relation to the analysis of substantial characteristics of the concept «dialogue between Catholicism and Islam», and the logic of its implementation in a complex and contradictory present

Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, Toronto, 11th July 1982

Moreana ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 41 (Number 157- (1-2) ◽  
pp. 58-71
Author(s):  
John McConica
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Church Of England ◽  
Historical Review ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
International Commission ◽  
Medieval Studies ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

During the period in which these papers were given, there were great achievements on the ecumenical scene, as the quest to restore the Church’s unity was pursued enthusiastically by all the major Christiandenominations. The Papal visit of John Paul II to England in 1982 witnessed a warmth in relationships between the Church of England and the Catholic Church that had not been experienced since the early 16th century Reformation in England to which More fell victim. The Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission was achieving considerable doctrinal consensus and revisionist scholarship was encouraging an historical review by which the faithful Catholic and the confessing Protestant could look upon each other respectfully and appreciatively. It is to this ecumenical theme that James McConica turns in his contribution.

Pre-conceptual sex selection

2014 ◽  
Vol 155 (46) ◽  
pp. 1815-1819
Author(s):  
Máté Julesz
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
The United States ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Sex Selection ◽  
Reproductive Justice ◽  
Medically Assisted Procreation ◽  
Family Balancing ◽  
European Health ◽  
Selection For ◽  
The Catholic Church

According to Article 14 of the Oviedo Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine of the Council of Europe, the use of techniques of medically assisted procreation shall not be allowed for the purpose of choosing a future child’s sex, unless serious hereditary sex-related disease is to be avoided. In Israel and the United States of America, pre-conceptual sex selection for the purpose of family balancing is legal. The European health culture does not take reproductive justice for part of social justice. From this aspect, the situation is very similar in China and India. Reproductive liberty is opposed by the Catholic Church, too. According to the Catholic Church, medical grounds may not justify pre-conceptual sex selection, though being bioethically less harmful than family balancing for social reasons. In Hungary, according to Section 170 of the Criminal Code, pre-conceptual sex selection for the purpose of family balancing constitutes a crime. At present, the Hungarian legislation is in full harmony with the Oviedo Convention, enacted in Hungary in 2002 (Act No. 6 of 2002). Orv. Hetil., 2014, 155(46), 1815–1819.

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