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Day of Four Popes </A></H1>
<P>Callista and I returned earlier this week from
Rome where we attended the canonization Mass in
Saint Peter’s Square of Saints John XXIII and John
Paul II celebrated by Pope Francis and attended by
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. </P>
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<P>It was the first time two popes have been
canonized together and the first time two popes
have appeared together at a canonization. </P>
<P>It was an extraordinary global event. In Rome,
more than 800,000 pilgrims from around the world
attended, many of whom watched the Mass on large
television screens set up around the city.
Worldwide, it’s estimated that hundreds of
millions people watched on TV. </P>
<P>It was also an extraordinary day in the life of
the Catholic Church. The “day of the four popes"
encapsulated -- in a single day -- the previous
fifty-six years of Catholic Church history, a time
of renewal and continuity that has had an
extraordinarily positive impact on the world. </P>
<P><STRONG>The Second Vatican Council and Pope
John XXIII</STRONG> </P>
<P>It is impossible to understand the significance
of the canonization of these two new saints
without some understanding of the Second Vatican
Council (Oct 1962-Dec. 1965) and the role it has
played in the life of the Church since 1965. </P>
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<P>On October 28, 1958 - the beginning of a brief
56-year look back in Catholic Church history --
the Cardinals of the Catholic Church elected on
the eleventh ballot Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, the
76-year-old Cardinal Archbishop of Venice. It is
believed the Cardinals settled on a compromise
candidate, an older churchman whom many believed
would serve as a transitional figure for what
would likely be a relatively short reign. </P>
<P>But the new Pope John XXIII declined to play a
passive role. Less than three months after his
election, the new Pope called for the convening of
a new ecumenical council of bishops worldwide, the
first in nearly 100 years and only the 21st such
council in the nearly 2000 year life of the
Catholic Church. </P>
<P>In the context of American political and
constitutional life, the closest analogy to such a
wide-open examination of the future would be if
two thirds of the state legislatures in the United
States convened a constitutional convention under
Article V of the U.S. Constitution. Because nobody
can anticipate what such a wide-open
constitutional convention might do to refashion
our constitutional system, most politicians are
fearful to support such an action. As a result, no
such convention has ever been convened in our 226
years under the Constitution. </P>
<P>In fact, fear was indeed the reaction of many
church leaders to Pope John XXIII’s calling of an
ecumenical Council. Cardinal Montini, the future
Pope Paul VI, who succeeded Pope John XXIII when
he died in the middle of the council in June 1963,
is reported to have said to a friend at the time
"this holy boy doesn't realize what a hornet's
nest he's stirring up." </P>
<P>But Pope John XXIII would have none of this
fear. He was convinced of the need in the Catholic
Church for, as he put it, an “aggiornamento”, or a
“bringing up to date.” </P>
<P>In preliminary discussions about the Council,
Pope John XXIII said that he wanted to "open the
windows of the church to let in some fresh air."
</P>
<P>For Pope John XIII, the Council was not about
“modernizing” the Church per se; it was rather
about bringing the unchanging truth of the Gospels
to the modern world in a more effective manner. In
his speech opening up the Second Vatican Council,
Pope John XXIII said: “The greatest concern of the
Ecumenical Council is this: that the sacred
deposit of Christian doctrine should be guarded
and taught more efficaciously.” </P>
<P>In part for his fearlessness in convening the
Second Vatican Council so that the Catholic Church
might renew its evangelical mission, the Church
has now declared John XXIII a saint of the Church.
</P>
<P><STRONG>The Second Vatican Council and Pope
John Paul II</STRONG> </P>
<P>Without Saint John XXIII and the Second Vatican
Council, it is hard to believe we ever would have
had Pope John Paul II. It is no wonder why Saints
John XXIII and John Paul II were canonized
together; they are the two great figures of the
Second Vatican Council. </P>
<P>Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II,
was a young 42-year-old Polish Bishop at the start
of Vatican II. He made several important
contributions to the work of the Council and
later, in Krakow, oversaw the implementation of
Vatican II reforms. </P>
<P>Upon his election, Pope John Paul II chose the
name of his immediate predecessor Pope John Paul,
to identify the continuity of the two previous
popes (John XXIII and Paul VI) who opened and
closed, respectively, the Second Vatican Council.
</P>
<P>During his 26-year reign, Pope John Paul II
became the Council’s great implementer. </P>
<P>Indeed, in his travels to over 100 countries
and in his teaching mission with all that he wrote
and said, Pope John Paul II demonstrated the
evangelical reach of the Catholic Church, which
Pope John XXIII envisioned with his call for the
Second Vatican Council. </P>
<P>It was in particular Pope John Paul II’s simple
call for the faithful to “not be afraid” and to
“open wide the doors to Christ” that probably had
the most far-reaching and dramatic impact. Ten
years after he preached this message during his
first pilgrimage to Poland in June 1979, the
Berlin Wall came tumbling down. Two years later
the Soviet Union itself disintegrated. (This is a
story we tell in our documentary film <A
href="http://gingrichproductions.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3872bad904308135ca41de823&id=ee8c7573ed&e=a0f49ed74a"><EM>Nine
Days that Changed the World</EM></A>.) </P>
<P>During his homily at Pope John Paul II’s
funeral in 2005, then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
captured the simple essence of Pope John Paul II:
“The love of Christ was the dominant force in the
life of our beloved Holy Father. Anyone who ever
saw him pray, who ever heard him preach, knows
that. Thanks to his being profoundly rooted in
Christ, he was able to bear a burden which
transcends merely human abilities: that of being
the shepherd of Christ’s flock, his universal
Church.” </P>
<P>It was something that the four million people
who flooded Rome for the funeral knew as well,
which is why they chanted and held signs reading:
“Santo Subito” (“Sainthood Now”). </P>
<P><STRONG>Popes Benedict XVI and Francis</STRONG>
</P>
<P>One of the most moving moments during the
canonization Mass was to see Pope Francis greet
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. It was a historic
moment to be sure, but it was also a moment of
warm fraternal affection and unity. </P>
<P>Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was a long time
collaborator with Pope John Paul II and later his
successor. And it was Pope Benedict XVI who waived
for John Paul II the normal five-year waiting
period before a cause of canonization can start.
</P>
<P>Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to resign as Pope
in 2013 was an extraordinary act of humility. </P>
<P>It paved the way for Pope Francis from
Argentina. We now have had three non-Italian popes
in a row. </P>
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<P>In reflecting on his own election, Pope John
Paul II believed that there must have been
something about his experience in Poland, which
was of service to the universal Church. </P>
<P>I wonder today if Pope Francis doesn’t believe
something similar, that there is something about
his experience in Argentina, and as a Jesuit, that
is to be of service to the universal Church. </P>
<P>It is still early in his pontificate, but I
believe it will become clearer and clearer that
the Argentina life experiences of Pope Francis
will be of tremendous service to the world in his
role as Pope. </P>
<P>And nobody should forget that it was Pope
Francis’ decision to canonize these two new saints
and to do so together. It was a powerful statement
about the holiness of these two men and the
importance of the Second Vatican Council. </P>
<P><STRONG>Saint Peter’s Square and
Sainthood</STRONG> </P>
<P>The other big impression from our attending the
canonization Mass is just how enjoyable it was to
be among people from literally all over the world
who were joined together by our common faith. </P>
<P>The Mass took place very near the spot where it
is believed that Saint Peter himself was martyred
by imperial Roman authorities. </P>
<P>And today Saint Peter’s Basilica and Square is
surrounded by statues of saints, who lived their
lives in extraordinary conformity to God’s love
working in their lives. As Father Jonathan Barron
recently commented, the Church “exists for one
purpose, to produce saints, to make us holy”. </P>
<P>In this sense, it was quite a special day for
Callista and me to be in Rome and witness this
joyful celebration in the life of the Catholic
Church. </P>
<P>Your Friend,<BR>Newt </P>
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Callista were in Rome to attend the canonization
of Blessed John Paul II and Blessed John XXIII.
Newt covered the event live from St. Peter's
Square for CNN. Prior to the canonization on
Sunday, Newt and Callista also attended a special
Newsmax dinner with former Polish President Lech
Walesa. During the dinner, both Newt and President
Walesa offered remarks about the profound impact
both popes had on the world. <BR>
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At Twin Pope Canonizations, Newt Gingrich Call
Pope Francis A Man Of The People
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may be the most important question any would-be
strategist can learn. In Wednesday's newsletter,
Newt says it is disheartening and very worrisome
to watch our foreign policy elites in both the
Democratic and Republican parties bounce from
slogan to slogan and tactic to tactic with no
serious strategy, no effort to place specific
policies in a 21st century global framework. He
says that until we can learn to think
strategically enough to ask, “And then what
happens?” we will continue to bounce from tactic
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sports fans had begun speculating about which
billionaire would swoop in to buy the team. In a
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government could power a breakout for America,
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