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This article presents the intellectual legacy of both John Paul II and Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński as advocates of a personalist view of culture. Their teaching emphasizes the person and human dignity in striving for human self-fulfillment in a community seeking God’s transcendence. In this regard, their personalist vision of culture was defined in the context of the Second Vatican Council’s teaching. Therefore, the theological anthropology of both John Paul II and Cardinal Wyszyński is based on personalism, communion, dialogue, and freedom. Nevertheless, when God is marginalized by human activity, especially by the ideology of secularism and religious indifferentism, a severe cultural crisis arises. As a result, the dialogical character of the teaching of John Paul II and Cardinal Wyszyński in the dimension of Christian culture emphasizes inculturation and evangelization of human activity. On the other hand, the Christocentric and personalist context of their concepts reflects the theocentric and anthropocentric vision of culture, which, rooted in praxeological pastoral thought, displays their views on culture not only in the dimension of philosophical and theological doctrine but above all as a pastoral vision presenting Christian culture integrated with contemporary existential experience and focused on the perspective of “a new heaven and a new earth” (cf. 2 Cor 12:4; Rev 4:2–8; 21:2–10).

Teologia moralna nie poświęciła jak dotąd w swojej historii wiele miejsca zagadnieniu czułości. Wystarczy rzucić okiem do najpopularniejszych słowników teologii moralnej, aby stwierdzić albo całkowitą nieobecność, albo jedynie marginalną obecność tej problematyki, czy to w nauczaniu doktrynalnym, czy chociażby w katalogu cnót. W niniejszym artykule zostaną ukazane niektóre dwudziestowieczne próby filozoficznego i teologicznego zmagania się z zagadnieniem czułości, które stanowiły niejako wprowadzenie do zaproponowanej przez papieża Franciszka teologii czułości. Zostaną także ukazane sposoby rozumienia czułości w teologii Franciszka oraz jej egzystencjalne przykłady. Papież Franciszek, wydaje się rozumieć czułość jako sposób egzystencji i relacji z drugim człowiekiem, który współgra ze sposobem bycia chrześcijaninem w świecie, ponieważ jest to sposób ukazania Boga światu. Ten sposób życia charakteryzuje się empatyczną bliskością, egzystencją na sposób daru z siebie, realnym uczestnictwem w życiu drugiego człowieka w jego radościach i cierpieniach, i w końcu, w ojcowskim i macierzyńskim zatroskaniu. Wedle miary, w której teologia moralna ma jako swój przedmiot ukazanie autentycznej egzystencji ludzkiej w konkretnych miejscach życia człowieka, trzeba powiedzieć, że po nauczaniu Franciszka nie jest możliwym uprawianie teologii moralnej, która abstrahuje od czułości jako centralnej cnoty w realizacji chrześcijańskiego powołania.

La información sobre el hecho religioso viene siendo publicada ampliamente en los medios de comunicación. Este tipo de información especializada, por su especial interés, forma parte de la agenda de los medios, estando presente de forma habitual en las diferentes áreas de sección periodística. Y cobra aún mayor relevancia cuando se refiere a sucesos o acontecimientos de índole religiosa con notable impacto mundial, como el que abordamos. Esta investigación analiza el tratamiento informativo sobre la canonización conjunta de Juan XXIII y Juan Pablo II en la prensa generalista de España. El objetivo principal es analizar la cobertura informativa dedicada a las canonizaciones papales, conocer qué grado de importancia tiene en cada uno de los diarios y cómo se aborda internamente. La metodología aplicada es el análisis de contenido, que nos permite examinar los textos periodísticos relacionados con el tema de estudio presentes en los diarios ABC, El Mundo, El País y La Razón, en el periodo comprendido entre el 24 y el 30 de abril de 2014. Regularly, religious information is widely published in the media. Because of its interest, this type of specialized information features within the media agenda and is usually present in various journalistic sections. When referring to issues or events with a remarkable global impact, religious information even achieves more relevance, as the case considered here. This paper analyses the informative treatment of the joint canonizations of John XXIII and John Paul II in the Spanish generalist press. It seeks to examine the coverage dedicated to papal canonizations, the importance assigned to them in various newspapers and how they are internally addressed. The methodology applied consists of content analysis, which enables to explore the journalistic texts on the issue as presented in the newspapers ABC, El Mundo, El País and La Razón between 24th and 30th April 2014.

An in ‑depth analysis of writings of John Paul II leads to a conclusion that the Pope cared for upbringing that would foster to values. He clearly indicated that the person is to be viewed as the foundation of the process of upbringing and also stressed the significance of upbringing towards life in the family, nation and Church. The author of this article accounts for and presents the problem of upbringing towards values, which is interpreted from the teachings of John Paul II. First, the author indicates the complementary character of education, religion and faith, then they are oriented towards the world of values and the Christian hierarchization of these values.

John Paul II can certainly be considered an outstanding personality of our time, not merely due to the long duration of his pontificate. He was the first roman pontifex – during the age of mass media – who reached out to the whole world personally, including dissenters as well as infidels. We present here a pastoral-theological review reflecting on the media presence of the deceased pontifex John Paul II, highlighting different aspects of its papacy and providing a theological interpretation. John Paul II didn’t intend to reshape papacy, but did point to different aspects of it. We’d like to assess the changes which resulted from his massive presence in the media additionally to presenting insights in what way the distinct features of his outward appearance in the media can contribute today to make “church as a universal sign” more or less experienceable. The pope from Poland made use of the media like no other pontifex before him leading to the large media attention he received at the end of his life which is unparalleled in history of the Holy See. He enjoyed great appearances and was even selected “Man Of The Year” by Time magazine in 1995.