| Pope John Paul II's Papal Tiara | |
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Origin |
Pope John Paul II |
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Type |
Papal Tiara |
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Effects |
Defuses tension among different peoples by promoting shared camaraderie |
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Downsides |
Destroys personal assets and basic necessities alike |
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Activation |
Wearing by a spiritual leader |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 13 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
Cross-2657 |
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Date of Collection |
June 25, 2019 |
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Origin[]
Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła, 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005. Wojtyła was elected pope on the third day of the second papal conclave of 1978, and became one of the youngest popes in history. The conclave was called after the death of John Paul I, who served only 33 days as pope. John Paul I had been elected in an August papal conclave to succeed Pope Paul VI. Wojtyła adopted the name of his predecessor in tribute to him.
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. John Paul II attempted to improve the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the spirit of ecumenism, holding atheism as the greatest threat. (Ecumenism is the concept and principle that Christians who belong to different Christian denominations should work together to develop closer relationships among their churches and promote Christian unity). He maintained the Church's previous positions on such matters as abortion, artificial contraception, the ordination of women, and a celibate clergy, and although he supported the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, he was seen as generally conservative in their interpretation. He put emphasis on family and identity, while questioning consumerism, hedonism and the pursuit of wealth.
He was one of the most travelled world leaders in history, visiting 129 countries during his pontificate. He consistently attracted large crowds, some among the largest ever assembled in human history, such as the Manila World Youth Day 1995, which gathered up to four million people. John Paul II became the first pope to visit the White House, the United Kingdom and several countries in one year, starting in 1979 with Mexico and Ireland.
As part of his special emphasis on the universal call to holiness, John Paul II beatified 1,344 people, and canonised 483 saints, more than the combined tally of his predecessors during the preceding five centuries. He has been credited with fighting against dictatorships for democracy and with helping to end communist rule in his native Poland and the rest of Europe. Criticism of the rulers in Chile, Haiti, and Paraguay led to their removal or change of guard after each visit.
He coined the term "social mortgage", which related that all private property had a social dimension, namely that "the goods of this are originally meant for all." Use of the world's resources is bound up with responsibility towards the rest of humanity. Although there is a right to private property, this is not an absolute right; in particular, no one has the right to accumulate large amounts of private property while others in the world lack the basic requirements for survival and development.
Effects[]
Allows a religious leader to enact the social mortgage and bring solidarity between vastly different peoples, regardless of creed, belief or wealth. They often find connection through the similarities they share and begin seeing the differences as additional enjoyments to the gift of life. As equality is the goal, it reduces all possessions as close to zero as possible. The loss of the wealthiest assets and poorest basic requirements are meant to humble all in communal difficulty. Most proceeds are dispersed out so threadbare from their original source, it can be argued no real positive impact is felt by the upset.