Drawing on years of personal interaction with the pope, and on his unique understanding of the intersection of Catholicism and politics, former US ambassador to the Vatican and mayor of Boston Raymond Flynn shows how John Paul II changed the papacy, perhaps forever. Unlike any other pope, and indeed, unlike any other person, John Paul II has reached out, creating dialogue or creating uproar, but always striving to unite the human community, Flynn (with co-writer Robin Moore, the bestselling author of The French Connection) gives an intimate, compelling and comprehensive portrait of John Paul II's controversial papacy, from its origins in Poland to his impact on the American people and their politics, and his travels to the far corners of the world.
""John Paul II is a closely observed and deeply felt portrait of pope John Paul II as a man of encompassing human compassion, consuming devotion to the Church and its mission, and a faith in God strong enough to support, or renew, the faith of other people. It is a close-up that lets us see the Holy Father's goodness."--Bernard Cardinal Law, Archbishop of Boston
"A lovingly personal description of the pope as a human being, John Paul II is a personal testament to Flynn's friend and hero, not an ideological or theological tract. I have read almost all of the full-length biographies of the pope. They all have their merits, but none of them captures John Paul II as a person as well as Flynn has done." --Monsignor George G. Higgins, The Catholic University of America, recipient of the Medal of Freedom
""John Paul II" is a closely observed and deeply felt portrait of pope John Paul II as a man of encompassing human compassion, consuming devotion to the Church and its mission, and a faith in God strong enough to support, or renew, the faith of other people. It is a close-up that lets us see the Holy Father's goodness."--Bernard Cardinal Law, Archbishop of Boston
"A lovingly personal description of the pope as a human being, John Paul II is a personal testament to Flynn's friend and hero, not an ideological or theological tract. I have read almost all of the full-length biographies of the pope. They all have their merits, but none of them captures John Paul II as a person as well as Flynn has done." --Monsignor George G. Higgins, The Catholic University of America, recipient of the Medal of Freedom
"John Paul II" is a closely observed and deeply felt portrait of pope John Paul II as a man of encompassing human compassion, consuming devotion to the Church and its mission, and a faith in God strong enough to support, or renew, the faith of other people. It is a close-up that lets us see the Holy Father's goodness. "Bernard Cardinal Law, Archbishop of Boston"
A lovingly personal description of the pope as a human being, John Paul II is a personal testament to Flynn's friend and hero, not an ideological or theological tract. I have read almost all of the full-length biographies of the pope. They all have their merits, but none of them captures John Paul II as a person as well as Flynn has done. "Monsignor George G. Higgins, The Catholic University of America, recipient of the Medal of Freedom""
"John Paul II is a closely observed and deeply felt portrait of pope John Paul II as a man of encompassing human compassion, consuming devotion to the Church and its mission, and a faith in God strong enough to support, or renew, the faith of other people. It is a close-up that lets us see the Holy Father's goodness." --Bernard Cardinal Law, Archbishop of Boston
"A lovingly personal description of the pope as a human being, John Paul II is a personal testament to Flynn's friend and hero, not an ideological or theological tract. I have read almost all of the full-length biographies of the pope. They all have their merits, but none of them captures John Paul II as a person as well as Flynn has done." --Monsignor George G. Higgins, The Catholic University of America, recipient of the Medal of Freedom
