Pope John Paul II
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"In order to set man free from fear of himself, of the world, of others, of earthly powers, of oppressive systems, in order to set him free from every manifestation of a servile fear... it is necessary to pray fervently that He will cultivate in his heart the true fear of GOD, which is the beginning of wisdom."- Crossing the Threshold of Hope (page 228)
Pope John Paul II described the importance of worshiping GOD Almighty with zeal and fidelity. We learn that he was able to be a priest and then was able to be pope in 1978. Pope John Paul II described the importance of obedience to GOD Almighty and also genuine empathy to mankind. We learn that Pope John Paul II preached about the importance of responsibility. While Pope John Paul II preached about the importance of King Jesus Christ and obedience to the commandments, there was opposition from communism and socialism.
"This fear of GOD is the saving power of the Gospel. It is a constructive, never destructive fear."
Pope John Paul II kept preaching and speaking truth even when there was opposition seen in communism. We learn from his book, Crossing the Threshold of Hope, about the opposition that existed in the socialists and communists that did not want him to preach at universities. We learn that even when they attempted to prevent him from preaching and speaking truth, Pope John Paul II persevered preaching Christianity. We learn that Pope John Paul II decided to honor the Creator, GOD Almighty, instead of listening to the discouragements and envy of the communists. We learn that Pope John Paul II was led by the worship of GOD Almighty and not by fear. We learn that instead Pope John Paul II chose to worship GOD Almighty than listen to the discouragements of a flawed communist false belief.
"The fear of GOD creates people who allow themselves to be led by responsibility, by responsible love."
We learn that Pope John Paul II had an assassination attempt in 1981 in Moscow when a sniper rifle bullet hit Pope John Paul II. We learn that Pope John Paul II was able to recover from the assassination attempt and was able to keep preaching truth. We learn that Pope John Paul II even visited the individual that attempted to take his life. Pope John Paul II visited the individual in prison in Moscow. We learn that Pope John Paul II forgave the individual and described the power of forgiveness, genuine empathy, and preaching King Jesus Christ Eternal LORD and Savior. We learn that Pope John Paul II was able to persevere describing that there is no need for negative emotions describing hate, envy, resentments, and bitterness.
"Responsibility and responsible love creates set apart men and women-true Christians- to whom the future of the world ultimately belongs."
Pope John Paul II kept preaching even after the assassination attempt, and we learned that the Soviet Union collapsed in the 1990s. We learn that while there are multiple reasons describing why the Soviet Union collapsed, one of the main reasons included the positive example of Pope John Paul II being able to preach the filial love and genuine empathy of Christianity amidst the bitterness and hate that attempted to prevent Pope John Paul II from preaching. We were able to see that love conquers hate and that GOD Almighty is very active in the lives of human beings that are righteous. We learn that Pope John Paul II was able to keep preaching decades later and describes the importance of having zeal, humility, responsibility, and most important of all fidelity to GOD Almighty.
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Pope John Paul II Described the Importance of Prayer
"In prayer, then, the true protagonist is GOD. The protagonist is Christ, who constantly frees creation from slavery to corruption and leads it towards autonomy..."- (page 17)
Pope John Paul II described how prayer is one of the most important activities that we can perform in our day to day lives. Prayer allows us to understand that GOD Almighty is greater than ourselves and greater than everything. We can start prayer by worshiping GOD Almighty and acknowledging that GOD Almighty is greater than ourselves.
We learn to acknowledge the importance of GOD Almighty in our lives. Prayer is essentially a conversation with GOD Almighty where we describe our perspective through the circumstances and times we are going through. We learn that Moses, Elijah, and David prayed to GOD Almighty. GOD Almighty listened to their prayer. GOD Almighty listens to our prayers. We can worship GOD Almighty and also request perseverance and resiliency to endure the times that we are living in.
Persevering With Prayer
"It [prayer] is a cry for the victory of good even through evil, through suffering, through every wrong and human injustice."
John Paul II described that prayer is needed in the day to day life of a Christian. Despite the injustices and opposition that Christians have gone through, we know that GOD Almighty is helping us persevere through affliction and adversity. Life is not perfect and there is affliction and adversity at times, yet going to prayer everyday allows us to trust in GOD Almighty. We learn that going to prayer allows GOD Almighty to act in our lives. We allow GOD Almighty to work in us when we go to prayer every day.
We learn that GOD Almighty is present in our day to day lives when we go to prayer. We acknowledge that while we may not know everything, we trust in GOD Almighty who does know everything. John Paul II described how prayer is acknowledging that good is greater than evil. It is acknowledging that good conquers evil. This is even through suffering, adversity, difficulties, and persecution. Even when there is evil and injustices in the world, it is possible to persevere with integrity and goodness. That is the important point in life being able to persevere worshiping GOD Almighty and not being misled into the path of destruction. We can keep practicing goodness despite the negativity and hate. David persisted with prayer and kept to the path of life. We can persist going to prayer and keeping integrity despite the evil in the world. John Paul II showed us this when he did not harbor evil or resentment to the individual that shot him and instead went to prayer and forgave. John Paul II worshiped GOD Almighty instead.
Human Dignity
"We begin to pray, believing that it is our own initiative that compels us to do so. Instead, we learn that it is always GOD's initiative within us, just as Saint Paul has written. This initiative restores in us our true humanity; it restores in us our unique dignity. Yes, we are brought into the higher dignity of the children of GOD, the children of GOD who are the hope of all creation."- (page 17)
Pope John Paul II described how prayer is important in order to persevere acknowledging the dignity and humanity of each human person. We learn that the snake wants individuals to hate others without reason. The snake tries to prevent individuals from realizing the importance of human dignity. This dismissal of human dignity is something that post-modernism has attempted to portray as "cool", "interesting", and "popular" in socialist series and movies. Instead it is actually important to go to prayer to understand that GOD Almighty is greater than everything and that human beings are made in the image of GOD Almighty. Each human being is important according to the worship of GOD Almighty. The accuser hates this understanding because it wants individuals to hate others without reason. The accuser wants idolators to murder others seen in Hitler's nazi socialist germany (6 million Jewish individuals murdered including Christian Germans and Jewish Germans), Stalin's soviet socialism (66 million individuals murdered from different soviet countries), and jihadi islam's terrorism (1.5 million from Armenian genocide and other attacks). We can see the actual negativity of failed false doctrines that want hate and envy between human beings.
Instead of envying or hating others like socialism states, we are supposed to persist with fidelity to GOD Almighty and empathy towards human beings. We can see humanity and human dignity being important. This describes how Christianity is very different from socialism and occultism. GOD Almighty describes since the writings of Moses that essentially the worship of GOD Almighty includes having empathy for others. This means that we must fight against socialism and envy that try to treat human beings as objects seen in misogyny and misandry and also false doctrines that want individuals to quarrel and fight amongst themselves seen in jihadi islam, marxism, and racism. GOD Almighty created us to live in harmony with one another instead of hating one another. If there is hate and envy from individuals, then they are not Christian, and we must avoid them. Every human being has the potential to be a child of GOD, yet it is up to each individual to choose the worship of GOD Almighty or not. GOD Almighty does not force anyone to worship by force which is different from other false religions.
Pope John Paul II Described the Importance of Worshiping GOD Almighty and Pacifism
"Buddhism is in large measure an 'atheistic' system. We do not free ourselves from evil through the good that comes from GOD; we liberate ourselves only through detachment from the world, which is bad. The fullness of such detachment is not union with GOD, but what is called nirvana, a state of perfect indifference with regard to the world."
Pope John Paul II described how Buddhism is atheistic because it does not accept the existance of GOD Almighty nor the need to worship the true GOD of gods. Buddhism does not acknowledge the existance of the Creator and LORD of everything, GOD Almighty. Buddhism states that individuals can free themselves and attain enlightenment without GOD Almighty even though GOD Almighty is the source of wisdom and understanding. Buddhism states that the worship of GOD Almighty is not needed and that instead detachment from the world allows for improvement.
Pope John Paul II described that we do need GOD Almighty to improve and that we free ourselves from evil by worshiping GOD Almighty. We learn that we need GOD Almighty to persevere with righteousness and be pure. We can repudiate self righteousness and wickedness. Without GOD Almighty, there is the false perception that an individual by themselves can attain enlightenment. We learn to persist acknowledging that insight and wisdom are from GOD Almighty. Pope John Paul II kept to his belief in King Jesus Christ while still being a pacifist. Democracy describes how there can be disagreements while still believing in pacifism. (Something that socialism does not understand.)
Pope John Paul II described how Buddhism describes the importance of not coveting yet does not acknowledge that there is a Creator that created the Heavens and the earth and cares about us. While pacifist Buddhism speaks out against envying and coveting, it does not recognize that GOD Almighty exists. We learn that GOD Almighty's creation of the Heavens, the planets, the earth, the sun, moon, and stars, oceans, mountains, and rivers describe that GOD Almighty is aware of everything and creates order in his creation.
Pacifist Buddhism acknowledges the need to avoid envy and coveting yet does not recognize GOD Almighty being Creator and LORD of all. Hinduist Buddhism is idolatrous and even attempts to lead to illicit drug use. In university, there was a Hinduist Buddhist who was handing out Hinduist Buddhism propaganda, and I noticed that the book was quite lengthy and had idols in the cover of the book. I denied having a copy of the book since I knew that there is idolatrous Hinduist Buddhism that instructs idol worship that is very similar to Hinduism. (Buddhism offers greater autonomy than Hinduism due to the caste system. Many individuals in India and Southeast Asia prefer Buddhism to Hinduism because Hinduism attempts to cause inequality through caste systems. Christianity has also increased tremendously over the past centuries seeing how individuals obtain eternal salvation and true autonomy.) While pacifist Buddhism does not offer eternal salvation, it does instruct the need to not covet and practice pacifism. Pope John Paul II was able to keep fidelity to King Jesus Christ while preaching pacifism and serenity among individuals of other religions. Even Buddhist monks respected and admired Pope John Paul II for preaching harmony. This is because Christianity gives autonomy to individuals to decide if they want to accept King Jesus Christ or not. Christianity does not force anyone to worship by force. Eternal salvation in King Jesus Christ is most important. Yet when comparing Buddhism, Pacifist Buddhism is better than Hinduist Buddhism.
Pope John Paul II Described How the Tao Instructs Morality
"They are systems of worship [Confucianism and Taoism] and also ethical systems, with a strong emphasis of good and evil. Tao means eternal truth-something similar to the "Word"-which is reflected in the actions of man by means of truth and moral good. The religions of the Far East contributed greatly to the history of morality and culture, forming a national identity in the Chinese, Indians, Japanese, and Tibetans, and also in the peoples of Southeast Asia and the archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean."
The Tao is a philosophy that describes the importance of pacifism and morality. The Tao describes that individuals should live in harmony with others instead of causing conflict. The Tao was important in specific regions of China and Asia because of its instruction of morality. The Tao describes that there is good and evil and that individuals should strive to be good. Evil should be disdained and avoided. The Tao allowed individuals to understand the importance of goodness and empathy. It is possible that Taoists became Christians seeing that Tao pacifism and morality is supplementary to Christianity. The Tao taught goodness and ethics.
It is noted that Christianity instructs us to be ethical and avoid iniquity. Christianity also tells us to practice pacifism and empathy. We choose to obey GOD Almighty yet there are philosophies that can be supplementary to Christianity. Stoicism preaches removal of negative emotions such as anger and envy. Pacifist Buddhism preaches the need to avoid materialism and coveting. We can choose to persevere practicing empathy and seeing the good in life. We can avoid idolatry. We should avoid negativity, negative emotions, conflict, unnecessary quarreling, division, hate, anger, envy, and iniquity that is the source of unhappiness and difficulties on earth. Idol worship is what causes unhappiness and difficulties on earth. That is why we worship GOD Almighty. While we prefer Christianity over everything, we can see that there are pacifist religions and philosophies that do not preach envy and malice seen in socialism.
"Christ came into the world for all these peoples. He redeemed them all and has His own manner of reaching each of them in the present eschatological phase of salvation history. In fact, in those regions, many accept Him and many more have an implicit faith in Him (Hebrews 11:6)."
Pope John Paul II Rebuked Gnosticism and New Age False Doctrines
"A separate issue is the return of ancient gnostic ideas under the guise of the so-called New Age. [Gnosticism]... taking the shape of a philosophical movement... in distinct, if not declared, conflict with all that is essentially Christian."- (page 90)
Pope John Paul II rebuked false doctrines in the past century and throughout his preaching. Pope John Paul II rebuked the false doctrine of Gnosticism that is false "knowledge" that appears to be real knowledge and wisdom. Gnosticism states that "a god" exists but denies King Jesus Christ, Scripture, obedience to the commandments, and truth. Gnosticism is a heresy that is incompatible with true Christianity. The false belief attempts to discourage from the real faith deceiving individuals into thinking that paganism and lies are truth. Pope John Paul II described that Scripture tells the truth and false doctrines like Gnosticism and New Age should be avoided and rebuked.
The New Age false belief looks to deceive individuals into thinking that they are gods and is idolatry (similar to Hinduist Buddhism). New Age was promoted since the 1950s but gained popularity with socialist idolators in the 60s and 70s. New Age preached "peace and love" while fomenting hate, anger, division, sin permissiveness, and fornication. New Age is essentially the religion of the hippies and beats repackaged through deceit into making people think that it is "pacifism". New Age is self worship and leads to hostilities, envy, homosexuality, illicit drug use, slothfulness, narcissism, deceit, and hate. New Age says that there is no need to worship GOD Almighty and instead there is the need for self worship. That is idolatry. The practice of idolatry does not lead to pacifism nor living in harmony with others. Idolatry leads to bitterness and persecution of the righteous. New Agers work for the snake also.
Pope John Paul II Described That the Worship of GOD Almighty Allows Us to Free Ourselves From the Chains of Sin and Idol Worship
“Original sin attempts, then, to abolish fatherhood, destroying its light which permeate the created world, placing in doubt the truth about GOD who is Love and leaving man only with a sense of the master-slave relationship.”- (page 228)
Pope John Paul II described how the truth of Scripture describing the importance of worshiping GOD Almighty above everything allows us to be freed from the temporary lies of the snake. We learn that the snake attempts to tempt to the practice of sin and vices while promising “freedom” and “autonomy”. This is with the intention to lead to captivity and darkness. We learn that the snake states blatant lies that GOD Almighty is authoritarian and arbitrary. We know that we can guard our heart and mind against such lies because we know that GOD Almighty is not authoritarian nor arbitrary. Pope John Paul II described how the snake wants individuals to think that instead of the relationship with GOD Almighty being that between a Loving Father and a child, it is that of a master and slave. This is an obvious lie that speaks about the projections of the snake.
We are able to free ourselves from the temporary lies of evil by choosing to persevere in the worship of GOD Almighty. We learn that the snake tells lies seen in the story of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Job, and Paul. We learn that if the snake is talking it is telling temporary lies. We learn that Pope John Paul II describes that the fear of the LORD allows us to persevere with true freedom and autonomy that prevents us from practicing sin and vices. We learn that the practice of sin and idol worship leads to the shackles of vices that lead to difficulties, negative emotions, and the destruction of the unrepentant wicked. We learn that Pope John Paul II spoke truth about how we can free ourselves and persevere being freed of fear, envy, anger, and coveting by choosing to worship GOD Almighty.
Filial Love in King Jesus Christ
"Man is set free through love, because love is the source par excellence of all that is good.”- (page 226)
We learn from Pope John Paul II that we are able to persevere being freed from the fear of death and of evil by choosing to worship GOD Almighty. We choose to worship GOD Almighty and fear the King of kings, King Jesus Christ. We learn that King Jesus Christ has the keys of death and hades and decides the fate of individuals in this life and in the next. For this reason, we can persevere with courage and boldness preaching King Jesus Christ Eternal LORD and Savior. We learn that the fear of GOD Almighty sets us free from the fear of death. We learn that King Jesus Christ has eternal authority.
We learn that love conquers hate and is able to help us persevere. King Jesus Christ is the infinite and eternal love of GOD Almighty for humanity allowing us to have eternal salvation and also love. We learn that the things of the world want there to be hate and lust instead of love. We learn that perfect love casts out all fear meaning that there is no fear in the love of King Jesus Christ. We learn that Pope John Paul II helped us know that if we live our lives in the worship of King Jesus Christ, we are set free from fear. We can avoid false apostles and false prophets who want to lead to captivity, darkness, and fear through hate and lust.
The Right to Life
"For man, the right to life is the fundamental right. And yet, part of contemporary culture has wanted to deny that right, turning it into an "uncomfortable" right, one that has to be defended. But there is no other right that so closely affects the very existence of the person! The right to live means the right to be born and then persevere to live..."- Crossing the Threshold of Hope (page 204-205)
Pope John Paul II described the importance of fighting for the right of human life. We learn that Pope John Paul II fought for the rights of newborns and the importance of obeying the commandments. We learn that the socialists and communists opposed Pope John Paul II attempting to prevent him from preaching in the universities of Poland. Pope John Paul II also described that the media attempted to argue against pro-life arguments with the intention to lead to the use of abortions in cases of unwanted pregnancies in the 1980s. We learn that Pope John Paul II fought against these irresponsible and foolish arguments that attempted to lead individuals to think that abortions are an option. Pope John Paul II fought against abortions and the killing of innocent unborn human life.
"The question of conceived and unborn children is a particularly delicate yet clear problem. The legalization of the termination of pregnancy is none other than the authorization given to an adult, with the approval of an established law, to take the lives of children yet unborn and thus incapable of defending themselves. It is difficult to imagine a more unjust situation, and it is very difficult to speak of obssession in a matter such as this, where we are dealing with a fundamental imperative of every good conscience-the defense of the right to life of an innocent and defenseless human being. Often the question is presented as a women's right to free choice regarding the life already existing inside her, that she carries in her womb: the woman should have the right to choose between giving life or taking it away from the unborn child. Anyone can see that the alternative here is only apparent. It is not possible to speak of the right to choose when a clear moral evil is involved, when what is at stake is the commandment Do not kill!"- (page 205)
Pope John Paul II did not waver in his commitment to speak truth and is one of the reasons why the socialists and communists did not like Pope John Paul II. We learn that Pope John Paul II kept preaching and writing truth that led to individuals learning about the filial love and genuine empathy that exists in the worship of GOD Almighty. We learn that Christianity describes the importance of human life and that each individual has the right to live based on the commandments of Moses. We learn that the socialists kept attempting to persecute Pope John Paul II and when they could not prevent him from preaching, they attempted to assassinate him. Yet, he was able to persevere preaching, writing, and worshiping GOD Almighty recuperating from the gun shot wound of a socialist. Pope John Paul II did not become resentful or discouraged and instead persevered with high courage and unbreakable valor.
Guarding Human Rights and Fighting Against Disinformation and Deceit
"What are the human rights? It is evident that these rights were inscribed by the Creator in the order of creation, so we can not speak of concessions on the part of human institutions, on the part of states and international organizations. The Gospel is the fullest confirmation of all of human rights. Without it we can easily find ourselves be far from the truth about man."- (page 197)
We are able to understand that socialism and communism does not offer much to individuals seeing the manner that socialists and communists could not stand the reality of Pope John Paul II preaching truth, logic, wisdom, and filial love. We learn that he fought for the life of the unborn and even went through persecution for his faith. This allows us to understand why we can not be a part of evil, tyranny, and deceit that attempts to prevent individuals from seeing the beauty and wonders that GOD Almighty is able to accomplish. We learn that Pope John Paul II was able to help individuals realize that GOD Almighty is a loving Father who cares about humanity. We learn that GOD Almighty wants to help us persevere and that we can not believe the temporary lies of the snake that want to cause negative emotions and resentment to lead to disobedience.
"The Redeemer confirms human rights simply by restoring the fullness of the dignity man received when GOD created him in His image and likeness."- (page 197)
In the 1990s and 2000s after the collapse of the Soviet Union, there were also preachers and pastors that described how they attempted to preach in churches and how there was opposition. Despite the opposition, preachers described that they would be able to preach in churches in Russia and different nations that were formerly of the Soviet Union, and described how GOD Almighty allowed them to persevere speaking truth amidst hate and envy from false apostles and idolators that did not want preachers to speak truth. We learn that Pope John Paul II gave us an important example of how we can persevere with bravery and courage despite opposition, persecution, and envy.
Pope John Paul II Described That Christianity Allows Civilization to Improve and Exist
"Western civilization which is marked by a positive approach to the world, and which developed thanks to the achievements of science and technology, two branches of knowledge rooted both in the ancient Greek philosophical tradition and in Judeo-Christian revelation. The truth about GOD the Creator of the world and about Christ the Redeemer is a powerful force which inspires a positive attitude toward creation and provides a constant impetus for its transformation and perfection."
Pope John Paul II described how civiliation exists due to the genuine empathy that exists in Christianity. We learn that GOD Almighty is the source of wisdom and who allows us to improve ourselves in the worship of GOD Almighty. We learn that not only individuals improve but cities and nations can improve in the worship of GOD Almighty. We learn that schools and churches caused civilization to exist in countries that practiced Christianity (Idolatry hates that people can receive an education and keep learning throughout their lives. Idolatry also hates that individuals can keep fidelity to GOD Almighty and practice genuine empathy instead of envying others and causing strife.) When Christianity was preached in the New World in the late 1400s and early 1500s, individuals and nations improved since they were freed from the caste system that idolatry tries to impose. There were Native Americans who converted to Christianity accepting King Jesus Christ Eternal LORD and Savior, helped build schools and churches, and avoided the idolatry caste system.
"The world which the Christians believe has been created and is sustained by the Creator's love, a world enslaved by sin but liberated by the crucified and Resurrected Christ in order to defeat evil, and destined, according to the divine plan, to be transformed and to reach its fulfillment." (page 89)
In the U.S. Pilgrims fled persecution in England and were also persecuted by hostile Native Americans. The first settlement in Jamestown was destroyed and burned down. It is probable that hostile warring Native Americans who did peyote attacked non-hostile settlers. This did not prevent Pilgrims and Puritans from building additional settlements, practicing their faith, and showing empathy to Native Americans. (Not all Native American tribes were hostile, but there were hostile Native American tribes. There were probably a few tribes that were not hostile described in helpful Native Americans like Sacagewea and her tribe who helped Lewis and Clark in an expedition. However, other tribes may have envied and even attacked peaceful settlers.) Socialists lie saying all Native Americans were peaceful when that is a blatant lie. Socialists also say that all Christians were hostile which is also a blatant lie. Socialists envy that Christianity was preached to the New World, allowed improvements to individuals that converted to Christianity, and the caste system was removed from the New World. Churches, schools, and autonomy improved individual's lives. Christianity improves everyone who worships GOD Almighty with sincerity of heart while idol worship attempts to decrease, stagnate, and enslave individuals and nations that practice grave sin.
Logic and Reason Confirm the Existence of GOD Almighty and Refutes Atheism and Nihilism
"The visible world, in and of itself, can not offer a scientific basis for an atheistic interpretation of reality. Instead, honest reflection does find sufficient elements in the world to arrive at the knowledge of GOD. In this sense the atheistic interpretation of reality is one-sided and tendentious."- (page 198)
Pope John Paul II described that he was able to speak with scientists and professors about the manner that we can understand that GOD Almighty exists. We learn that this wisdom prevents us from believing in false philosophies of hate and lust describing atheism and nihilism that socialism and communism derive from. We learn that Pope John Paul II was able to preach about the manner that atheism does not make much sense from a point of view with logic and reason. We learn that Pope John Paul II described that atheism could not be argued for since there is logical reason and order that confirms the existence and absolute sovereign authority of GOD Almighty.
"I still remember those discussions. I also participated in many meetings with scientists, in particular with physicists, who, after Einstein, were quite open to a theistic interpretation of the world."- (page 199)
Pope John Paul II described that atheism is very one sided because there is no logic, reasoning, order, or filial love. There is arbitrariness and authoritarianism seen in the past regimes of socialism and communism that have never worked. We learn that we can persevere acknowledging the importance of logic, reasoning, truth, and order that exists. We learn that the creation of the world and the world has order. We know that GOD Almighty has established the order of creation concerning the earth seeing the sun, moon, stars, rivers, oceans, weather, seasons, and even with the planets and the universe. We learn that GOD Almighty established order in creation that allows us to acknowledge with learning and studying science that GOD Almighty is in absolute, infinite, and eternal authority over everything.
Pope John Paul II Described the Manner that the Fall of the Soviet Union Describes How GOD Almighty is Present in the Lives of Individuals
"By your question you confirm that in the fall of communism the action of GOD has been almost visible in the history of our country." (page 130)
In the 1990's, the Soviet Union collapsed. Pope John Paul II described that with the collapse of the Soviet Union, we were able to see the action of GOD Almighty in the lives of individuals. We learn that Pope John Paul II was important in the faltering of the Soviet Union because of his preaching. We learn that GOD Almighty is very present in the lives of Christians seeing the manner that nazi socialism only lasted thirty years and Soviet socialism only lasted seventy years. While it appeared that socialism was going to lead to difficulties in the 1940s with Hitler, the Allied Forces attacked and destroyed the persecution that the nazi socialists were engaging in. During the 1960-1990s with the Soviet Union, we learned that many nations from the Soviet Union decided to renounce socialism and communism for Christianity and capitalism. We learn that evil attempts to say that GOD Almighty is not present in the lives of individuals, yet with the fall of the Soviet Union, we can acknowledge the power of GOD Almighty. We learn that even the nazi socialists hated the Soviet socialists and the Soviet socialists hated the nazi socialists seen in how Hitler attacked Stalin during Russian winter. We also saw how socialism and communism are not viable forms of governance because it is based on envy and hate. We learn that Pope John Paul II was able to help us acknowledge the power of filial love and genuine empathy. In the 1990s, the Soviet Union faltered and became new nations that embraced Christianity and capitalism. The newer nations decided to renounce the temporary lies and deceit of socialism and communism.
"In fact, it was Leo XIII who in a certain sense predicted the fall of communism, a fall that would cost humanity and Europe dearly, since the medicine- he wrote in his encyclical of 1891- could prove more deadly than the disease itself." (page 131)
Pope John Paul II described that the supposed solution of socialism was actually worse than the disease. We learn that Pope Leo XIII predicted the fall of communism in the year 1891. While socialism and communism attempt to appear to be a solution to the injustices of hate and envy, it is actually the source of the hate and envy. We learn that idolatry is the source of difficulties, envy, and coveting. We learned from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn about the injustices that occured in Soviet Russia due to the envy and hate of Trotsky, Lenin, Stalin, and their sycophantic "comrades" who professed the religion of envy and hate: socialism. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn described the gulag system and the false accusations that led to loyal citizens and soldiers being sent to gulag for essentially being rational, civil, and truthful. We learned about a business owner who was arrested and sent to gulag for failing to keep applauding Stalin for more than ten minutes. The interrogator gave the business owner the suggestion and life advice to "never be the first to stop applauding." This describes the tyranny and totalitarianism that exists in socialism and communism and why we should keep persevering worshiping the true GOD of gods, GOD Almighty. While socialism and communism state that they are attempting to produce utopias, we know that the reality is very different. The supposed "utopias" without GOD Almighty end up being totalitarian stagnated dystopias.
Pope John Paul II Preached Genuine Empathy
Pope John Paul II was respected and cherished by Catholics, Protestants, and Christian believers alike. Pope John Paul II was sincere and preached filial love and genuine empathy. This was seen in how he cared about individuals and was not fake. Believers saw that and admired Pope John Paul II for his honesty and commitment to true fraternity. Even Evangelicals respected and admired Pope John Paul II for preaching sound doctrine and fighting against socialism. It is noted that not only Christians admired Pope John Paul II but also individuals from other beliefs for being an example of genuine empathy. While Pope John Paul II did not lie and stated that King Jesus Christ is the only manner to obtain salvation, he was not hostile and hypocritical. While only King Jesus Christ allows us to have eternal salvation, GOD Almighty gives individuals autonomy to decide if they want to believe in King Jesus Christ or not.
Pope John Paul II still sought harmony and serenity between individuals without compromising his faith in King Jesus Christ. Everyone respected Pope John Paul II. The only individuals that disdained Pope John Paul II were the socialists because individuals were believing in King Jesus Christ with fervor. The socialists envied and slandered Pope John Paul II for being righteous, faithful, zealous, and humble. Despite persecution, Pope John Paul II did not falter nor fear and kept preaching truth. Pope John Paul II also traveled often to Mexico where he was cherished for being humble and honest. Being both Polish and Jewish, Pope John Paul II described the need to persevere with goodness and remove hate and racism. Pope John Paul II rebuked socialism in all its forms. He described the need for empathy and unity between Catholics and Jewish individuals in the 1980s. (Although in the times that we are living in, there are fake catholics and fake jewish individuals who are actually socialists. We can practice healthy skepticism.) When Pope John Paul II was asked for an interview and was not able to make the interview, he told the journalist to write questions that he had about the faith. While being Pope and having multiple commitments, Pope John Paul II wrote back to the journalist. The book Crossing the Threshold of Hope were the answers that Pope John Paul II wrote describing that he cared about helping others increase their faith. Everyone from the grandparents generation to the younger generations appreciated Pope John Paul II. Only the socialists despised such a great example of filial love and genuine empathy. We can remind ourselves of positive examples that proclaimed King Jesus Christ with their words and their actions. We can also avoid socialists.
Figures of History and Individualism allows us to persevere knowing that throughout history there have been righteous individuals that decided to practice good and not practice sin. We are able to persevere knowing that there is no need to fear nor have negative emotions knowing that we trust in the Creator and not in idolatry. We are able to learn about righteous individuals that decided to speak truth and help others even when there are lies being told that attempt to lead individuals to disobedience and the practice of sin. We can persevere without practicing sin and idol worship.
