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The body of John XXIII in the altar of Saint Jerome The canonization ceremony of John XXIII and John Paul II He was known affectionately as the "Good Pope". [ 96 ] His cause for canonization was opened under Pope Paul VI during the final session of the Second Vatican Council on 18 November 1965, [ 97 ] along with the cause of Pope Pius XII .
In the synod's final report, Pope John Paul II included three of the suggestions of the bishops that he welcomed the most: the creation of a catechism of Catholic faith and morals, a study of the theological nature of bishops' conferences, and the publication of a new code of canon law for the Eastern Catholic Churches. [2]
According to Paul VI, "the most characteristic and ultimate purpose of the teachings of the Council" is the universal call to holiness. John Paul II calls this "an intrinsic and essential aspect of [the council Fathers'] teaching on the Church", [223] where "all the faithful of Christ of whatever rank or status, are called to the fullness of ...
The conclave was called after the death of John Paul I, who served only 33 days as pope. Wojtyła adopted the name of his predecessor in tribute to him. [9] John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century, as well as the third-longest-serving pope in history after Pius IX and St. Peter.
A meeting of a whole synod of bishops is called when a decision is required on a question that only the synod of bishops is authorized to decide, or when the patriarch or major archbishop, with the agreement of the standing synod, judges it to be necessary, or when at least one third of the bishops request that it be held to consider some ...
An "ordinary" consistory is ceremonial in nature and attended by cardinals resident in Rome. For example, the pope elevates new cardinals to the College at a consistory; [2] Pope Francis has called consistories for ceremonies of canonization. [3] [4] A meeting of the College of Cardinals to elect a new pope is not a consistory, but a conclave.
[d] Paul VI reinstated Pius XII's procedure thirteen years later, [26] but John Paul II overturned it again. In 1996, John Paul II's constitution allowed election by absolute majority if deadlock prevailed after thirty-three or thirty-four ballots [ 3 ] (thirty-four ballots if a ballot took place on the first afternoon of the conclave).
An ecumenical council, also called general council, is a meeting of bishops and other church authorities to consider and rule on questions of Christian doctrine, administration, discipline, and other matters [1] in which those entitled to vote are convoked from the whole world and which secures the approbation of the whole Church.