What is the difference between “creator” and “craftsman”? The one who creates bestows being itself, he brings something out of nothing — <i>ex nihilo… - John Paul II

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What is the difference between “creator” and “craftsman”? The one who creates bestows being itself, he brings something out of nothing — ex nihilo sui et subiecti, as the Latin puts it — and this, in the strict sense, is a mode of operation which belongs to the Almighty alone. The craftsman, by contrast, uses something that already exists, to which he gives form and meaning.

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About John Paul II

John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005. He was elected pope by the second papal conclave of 1978, which was called after John Paul I, who had been elected in August to succeed Pope Paul VI, died after 33 days. Cardinal Wojtyła was elected on the third day of the conclave and adopted the name of his predecessor in tribute to him. John Paul II is recognised as helping to end Communist rule in his native Poland and the rest of Europe (especially Eastern Europe).

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Native Name: Jan Paweł II
Alternative Names: Karol Wojtyła Karol Wojtyla Pope John Paul II Saint John Paul II Pope Saint John Paul II the Great JPII JP II PP Ioannes Paulus II Karol Józef Wojtyła
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