“As March gave way to April in the spring of 2005 and the world kept vigil outside the apostolic palace in Rome, the pon
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English Pages xiv, 590 pages, 16 pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits (some color Year 2010
Table of contents :
pt. 1. Nemesis : Karol Wojtyła vs. Communism 1945-1989. Opening gambits --
Defensor civitatis --
Confrontation --
Victory --
pt. 2. Kenosis : the l
ast years of Pope John Paul II 2000-2005. The great jubilee of 2000 : up to Jerusalem --
The great jubilee of 2000 : into the deep --
The turbulence of history : 2001-2002 --
Darkening valley : 2003-2004 --
The last encyclical : January-April 2005 --
pt. 3. Metanoia : a disciple's life explored. From inside --
The measure of a pontificate.