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Pope John Paul II’s Significant Gestures for Interreligious Dialogue. An Attempt of Interpretation
Pope John Paul II’s Significant Gestures for Interreligious Dialogue. An Attempt of Interpretation

Author(s): Andrzej Michalik
Subject(s): Pastoral Theology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: Second Vatican Council; Pope John Paul II; non-Christians; interreligious dialogue; gestures

Summary/Abstract: One of the important tasks of pope John Paul II pontificate was interreligious dialogue. Twenty-seven years lasting pontificate, was full in that matter of extremely important words and many still important spectacular gestures. The article reminds those more and those less known pope’s gestures, and it is an attempt of interpretation. The brave gestures of the Pope speak stronger than words, are better remembered and are a constant inspiration to those, who take up the task of interreligious dialogue.