João Paulo II — Pastor Universal na Madeira (in portuguese)

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In this book, Teodoro de Faria, Bishop Emeritus of Funchal, recounts John Paul II’s visit to Madeira Island.

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« “ I wish to visit Madeira. It is necessary to insist on the Secretary of State. I depend on them.” A little disturbed, I say: Your Holiness also depends on the Holy Spirit. “Yes, — replies the Pope, — the Holy Spirit acts from above, the Secretariat of State from below, for me.”

From the first moments of his pontificate, as Rector of the Portuguese Pontifical College in Rome, I was attracted by the strength of this Pope and his symbolic gestures, by his missionary zeal, inherited from Paul, apostle of the Gentiles.

John Paul II was a visionary Pope, he built bridges to the Europe of the future, uniting East and West, like a body breathing in harmony with two lungs. It marked the end of a historic, courageous and dreamy pontificate that, in suffering and illness, inspired millions of believers and non-believers across the world, to suffer and die with dignity.

Europe owes a debt to this Pope, energetic and indefatigable, a fighter for freedom… »

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Author: Teodoro de Faria

Edition: DRAC (Madeira) – Serviço de Publicações, Direção Regional dos Assuntos Culturais

Year: 2011

Language: Portuguese

Pages: 264

Format: paperback

Dimensions: 21,2 x 28 x 2 cm

ISBN: 978-972-648-181-2

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