Essay On Pope John Xxiii

This topic is very important to the type of place we live in now. I chose this topic to see how and why these popes have changed the church to fit the modern society. Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II had different impacts on the church today. Pope John XXIII impacted the church in modern society after he died with the assembly of Vatican II. Pope John Paul II went out into the world to change and embrace it. He had a direct impact on the world by going out into the world. Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII were both very good at what they did and both had different ways of doing it. Both were great leaders and had to follow Lowney’s Four Pillars of Leadership in order to become as good of a leader as they were. The Four Pillars are: Understanding one’s strengths, weaknesses, values and world view, Confidently innovating and adapting to embrace a changing world, Engaging others in a positive, loving attitude, and Energizing oneself and others with heroic ambition. It is these Pillars that separate a good leader from a great one. In the essay I will cover their back round, Style of leadership, Achievements as Pope, and Impact on the Church in 20th century.
Pope John Paul II was one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century. Pope John Paul II had a rough life growing up. He was the only one left alive in his family at age 20. He also lived in Poland during the Nazi occupation of Poland. These events led to him being a great and very strong leader. He was not a shy leader that very often spoke his mind about his beliefs. His motto “Totally Yours” shows that he was a very open person. While Pope he held firm orthodox stances. Pope John Paul II has done many thing to effect the Catholic Church in the 20th Century. He...

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...aul II had a different way of leading he was strong and spoke his mind on issues involving the world and church. Pope John XXIII did not get to see his impact on the church. He started to get the ball rolling by calling for Vatican II. Unlike Pope John XXIII, Pope John Paul II had a direct impact on the church by going out into the world and seeing the impact he had on it. Both ways of their very different styles of leadership worked because they both followed Lowney’s Four Pillars: Understanding one’s strengths, weaknesses, values and world view, Confidently innovating and adapting to embrace a changing world, Engaging others in a positive, loving attitude, and Energizing oneself and others with heroic ambition. These Four Pillars made both of these leaders remembered as some of the best which is why they will be canonized by Pope Francis on April 27th this year.