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What is the Theology of the Body?
John Paul's pre-papal career, as Karol Wojtyla, was bound
up with the dignity of the human person and the human person from a
personalistic point of view. When he became pope, one could not just expect
him to give it up. From 1979 until 1984 some of JPII's Wednesday
audiences were in this area of thought. He examined the state of
humanity before and after the fall. He examined the resurrected
person. He looked into celibacy and marriage. And he
meditated on Song of Songs and Humane Vitae. The Theology of the Body
deals with sex, marriage, chastity, celibacy, ethos of the heart, the
church, contraception, morality, biblical exegesis, philosophy, every human,
and Jesus Christ. It is so exciting being on the edge of such profound way
of theological thinking. In all there are 129 of these Wednesday audiences.
The direction that JPII took is unlike most others. His reflections
are profound and they will take years to unravel in their complete meaning.
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