Was John Paul II an Apologist of Christianity?

Authors

  • Andrzej Michalik The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Cracow, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15633/pch.902

Keywords:

Pope John Paul II, apologist, defender of Christianity

Abstract

The paper tries to answer the question whether John Paul II was an apologist of Christianity. Moving along scholastic methodology, the paper progress along three  stages,  exploring  a  negative  statement  (videtur  quod  non),  justifying a positive assertion (sed contra), to formulate a conclusion (ergo). Through this methodology the paper argues that Pope John Paul II was the defender of Christianity. This methodology allows thorough study of the highlights of the pontificate of this Great Pope and on the basis of counter-points to bring out a more clear answer to the research question.

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Published

2012-10-01

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2012)

Section

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