Jan Paweł II wobec zmian w Polsce w związku z wejściem do Unii Europejskiej

John Paul II’s position toward the changes in Poland associated with joining the European Union As regards the approach to political problems, John Paul II’s pontificate was different from previous pontificates. Nowadays, due to the media phenomenon of Pope Francis, one tends to forget about the...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b905ee6c842d4c0597d32d4aa79651042021-11-27T13:16:10ZJan Paweł II wobec zmian w Polsce w związku z wejściem do Unii Europejskiej10.12797/Politeja.11.2014.29.161733-67162391-6737https://doaj.org/article/b905ee6c842d4c0597d32d4aa79651042014-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/3000https://doaj.org/toc/1733-6716https://doaj.org/toc/2391-6737 John Paul II’s position toward the changes in Poland associated with joining the European Union As regards the approach to political problems, John Paul II’s pontificate was different from previous pontificates. Nowadays, due to the media phenomenon of Pope Francis, one tends to forget about the shock, in the positive sense of the word, which was associated with the nomination of Karol Wojtyła to become the pope and his famous words: “Do not be afraid”. These words were as political as they could be. They were addressed mainly to Poland, but not only to that country. John Paul II calmly paved the way for the future unification of Europe. He used the means that were accessible to the Holy See and one of this decisions was to proclaim St. Cyril and St. Methodius as the patrons of Europe. The problem of the European Constitution was doubtlessly a painful area for John Paul II. The document lacked a reference to Christianity. The Polish Pope frequently and explicitly stated that European civilization grew from Christian roots. During the course of this pontificate John Paul II persistently struggled for respecting human rights and for freedom. As far as this area is concerned, Europe seems to pursue a different course than the one which John Paul II tried to define. In other words, Europe set out upon a course which was so much feared by John Paul II and this is the reason that since the very beginning the latter made appeals to establish the European continent in the domain of values. During his visit in 1991 he also warned the Polish people against revelling in their recently regained freedom. Despite his concerns about the course that Europe pursued, John Paul II never became discouraged by the “European project”. He always claimed that Poland belongs in Europe. And that is why, on the eve of Poland joining the European Union, that he addressed the following words directly to the Polish people: Poland needs Europe and Europe needs Poland; our involvement in European structures is a challenge. The Pope appreciated the concerns entertained by eurosceptics, but he emphasized the point that today Poland, which was always a part of Poland, may not divorce itself from this Community. Hanna SuchockaKsiegarnia Akademicka Publishingarticlenauczanie papieskiezjednoczenie EuropyPolska w Unii EuropejskiejStolica ApostolskaKonstytucja UELawKPolitical scienceJENPLPoliteja, Vol 11, Iss 3 (29) (2014)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
PL
topic nauczanie papieskie
zjednoczenie Europy
Polska w Unii Europejskiej
Stolica Apostolska
Konstytucja UE
Law
K
Political science
J
spellingShingle nauczanie papieskie
zjednoczenie Europy
Polska w Unii Europejskiej
Stolica Apostolska
Konstytucja UE
Law
K
Political science
J
Hanna Suchocka
Jan Paweł II wobec zmian w Polsce w związku z wejściem do Unii Europejskiej
description John Paul II’s position toward the changes in Poland associated with joining the European Union As regards the approach to political problems, John Paul II’s pontificate was different from previous pontificates. Nowadays, due to the media phenomenon of Pope Francis, one tends to forget about the shock, in the positive sense of the word, which was associated with the nomination of Karol Wojtyła to become the pope and his famous words: “Do not be afraid”. These words were as political as they could be. They were addressed mainly to Poland, but not only to that country. John Paul II calmly paved the way for the future unification of Europe. He used the means that were accessible to the Holy See and one of this decisions was to proclaim St. Cyril and St. Methodius as the patrons of Europe. The problem of the European Constitution was doubtlessly a painful area for John Paul II. The document lacked a reference to Christianity. The Polish Pope frequently and explicitly stated that European civilization grew from Christian roots. During the course of this pontificate John Paul II persistently struggled for respecting human rights and for freedom. As far as this area is concerned, Europe seems to pursue a different course than the one which John Paul II tried to define. In other words, Europe set out upon a course which was so much feared by John Paul II and this is the reason that since the very beginning the latter made appeals to establish the European continent in the domain of values. During his visit in 1991 he also warned the Polish people against revelling in their recently regained freedom. Despite his concerns about the course that Europe pursued, John Paul II never became discouraged by the “European project”. He always claimed that Poland belongs in Europe. And that is why, on the eve of Poland joining the European Union, that he addressed the following words directly to the Polish people: Poland needs Europe and Europe needs Poland; our involvement in European structures is a challenge. The Pope appreciated the concerns entertained by eurosceptics, but he emphasized the point that today Poland, which was always a part of Poland, may not divorce itself from this Community.
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title Jan Paweł II wobec zmian w Polsce w związku z wejściem do Unii Europejskiej
title_short Jan Paweł II wobec zmian w Polsce w związku z wejściem do Unii Europejskiej
title_full Jan Paweł II wobec zmian w Polsce w związku z wejściem do Unii Europejskiej
title_fullStr Jan Paweł II wobec zmian w Polsce w związku z wejściem do Unii Europejskiej
title_full_unstemmed Jan Paweł II wobec zmian w Polsce w związku z wejściem do Unii Europejskiej
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