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The Pope's Divisions

The impact of the Second Vatican Council on Pope John Paul II's Catholic Church

World Service,4 episodes

Episodes

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Pope John XXIII's Second Vatican Council
How willingly have the changes brought by Vatican Council II been adopted?
22 Jun 1993,27 mins
Social Justice
Working actively against war and injustice, and South America's liberation theology
24 Jun 1993,27 mins
Christian Unity
Opening up dialogue with Christians outside the Catholic Church
19 Jul 1993,27 mins
The Catholic Church in the USA
American Catholic attitudes to the authority of the Pope and the Vatican in Rome
20 Jul 1993,27 mins