JOHN PAUL II - A GREAT COMMUNICATOR

Papa Ivan Pavao II. bio je na čelu Katoličke crkve od 16. listopada 1978. do 2. travnja 2005. Od samoga dolaska na Petrovu stolicu dao je do znanja da želi biti blizak svim ljudima i svim narodima na svijetu pokazujući razumijevanje i izgrađujući povjerenje prema svima. Ubrzo su svi narodi i svi ljudi na cijeloj zemaljskoj kugli postali njegovi sugovornici. U prvoj polovici svoga papinskog služenja trudio se približiti ljude i narode jedne drugima, bez obzira kojemu su političkom bloku pripadali. Poslije promjena, devedesetih godina 20. stoljeća, u svijetu se neumorno zalagao za zaštitu malih naroda, kultura, posebnosti i svakoga pojedinca u svijetu globalizacije. Bio je čovjek ekumenizma i dijaloga. Bio je neumoran u izgrađivanju mira među narodima. Do posljednjega časa svoga života nije prestajao isticati važnost ljudskoga života i čovjekova dostojanstva. Znao je vješto komunicirati sa svim osobama, bez obzira na dob, spol, vjersku pripadnost, naciju, rasu ili društveni status.Pope John Paul II was the Head of the Catholic Church from October, 16th 1978 till April, 2nd, 2005. When he took over Peter’s Chair he put on notice that he wanted to be close to all people and all nations in the world showing the understanding and building trust with everyone. Soon all the nations and all the people around the world became his collocutors. In the first part of his pontifical serving he tried to bring closer people and nations, regardless of which political block they belonged to. After changes in the nineteen nineties, he untiringly pleaded for the protection of “little” people, cultures, particularities and every individual in the world of globalization. He was a man of ecumenism and dialogue. He was tireless in building peace among nations. Till the last moment of his life he didn’t stop with emphasizing the importance of a human life and a man’s dignity. He knew how to communicate with every person, regardless of age, sex, religious affiliation, nation, race or social status