Pope John Paul II | Criticism

This literature criticism consists of approximately 11 pages of analysis & critique of Pope John Paul II.

Pope John Paul II | Criticism

This literature criticism consists of approximately 11 pages of analysis & critique of Pope John Paul II.
This section contains 2,978 words
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SOURCE: “The Tragic Pope?,” in New York Review of Books, December 22, 1994, pp. 4, 6-7.

In the following review, Wills discusses John Paul's Christian theology in Crossing the Threshold of Hope. Though noting contradictions and evasions, Wills writes, “It is a relief to see the Pope talk of the truths of faith with the excitement they deserve (whether true or false).”

Was the Pope subjecting us to a Great Wu routine? It seemed so. Let Orson Welles, always a bit of a Wu himself, explain:

Mister Wu is a classic example [of theatrical hype]—I've played it once myself. All the other actors boil around the stage for about an hour shrieking. “What will happen when Mister Wu arrives?” “What is he like, this Mister Wu?” and so on. Finally, a great gong is beaten, and slowly over a Chinese bridge comes Mr. Wu himself in full mandarin robes. Peach...

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This section contains 2,978 words
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Buy the Critical Review by Garry Wills
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