Over the last couple of years I've gathered together on my other blog (Enlarging the Heart) a few extracts from the teaching of Bl John Paul II - extracts reflecting certain themes in his theology (the Trinity, divine mercy, the Holy Spirit, redemption understood in terms of the Patristic idea of "deification", liturgy understood in terms of participation in the liturgy of heaven) which seem to me to lie at the very heart of his vision.
Revisiting them on the occasion of his beatification I'm reminded that, though people sometimes refer to Bl John Paul as a "philosopher pope" and to Pope Benedict as a "theologian pope", Bl John Paul's more specifically theological writing is extraordinarily rich and warm, and is truly steeped in the Scriptures, the Fathers (eastern and western), and the fulness of Catholoc tradition.
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The richness and warmth of his writing, which you so well point out, as well as his common touch, explain the remarkable gift he had for touching people's hearts.
Thank you, and God bless.
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