John Paul II’s speeches to commemorate the Saints Cyril and Methodius along with Bulgarians
John Paul II’s speeches to commemorate the Saints Cyril and Methodius along with Bulgarians
Author(s): Natalia NaumowSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Recent History (1900 till today), Theology and Religion, Present Times (2010 - today), Eastern Orthodoxy, Philology, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: John Paul II; Cyril and Methodius; Bulgaria; Eastern and Western Europe; Karol Wojtyla; Slavic culture; Orthodox tradition; pope’s letters; Slavic idea
Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes the speeches prepared by John Paul II for the annual visits of Bulgarian delegations on the occasion of celebrations of the Saints Cyril and Methodius (around May 24th). The fourteen texts prepared for these visits together with his speeches during the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Bulgaria in 2002 and during the presentations of letters of credence for Bulgarian Ambassadors to the Holy See present a very interesting and understudied material for a better analysis of the Pope’s Slavic, ecumenical and European ideas. The Pope sees this tradition as a continuation of politics of John XXIII and Paul VI.
Journal: Филологически форум
- Issue Year: 3/2017
- Issue No: 2 (6)
- Page Range: 112-118
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English