The Cross and the Flag: Papal Diplomacy and John Paul II's Struggle Against the Tyranny of the Possible...

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John Tanyi Nquah Lebui Mary Ann Glendon

The Cross and the Flag

Papal Diplomacy and John Paul II's Struggle Against the Tyranny of the Possible

John Tanyi Nquah Lebui, Mary Ann Glendon, George Weigel

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English

St Augustine's Press
28 June 2024

Religion & politics; Christian Churches & denominations; Christian ministry & pastoral activity; Diplomacy

What is papal diplomacy and what role does it play on the larger geopolitical stage? Why does it matter what popes say to a global audience? ""As John Tanyi points out, papal diplomacy has followed a trajectory all its own over the years. In today's globalized world, the Holy See stands out as an important communicator with a widely respected moral voice. It is often said that 'When the Pope speaks, the world listens.' What sets the diplomatic voices of the Holy Father and his envoys apart from all others is that they speak and act for the good of humanity—not just for the sovereign entity they represent, and not just for Catholics. As a former foreign minister of the Holy See, Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran, once described the mission of papal diplomats: 'Our duty is to promote and defend not only the freedom and rights of Catholic communities around the world, but also to promote certain principles without which there is no civilization.'""

The particular example of Pope John Paul II is a groundbreaking example of the critical nature of ecclesiastical diplomacy and why popes as diplomats are playing at a greater level than other statesmen. As George Weigel notes, popes must combat all the problems of the world, but also importantly what he calls the 'tyranny of the possible'—that is, in all things compromise and complacency will play a part. It is the position occupied by one man, the heir of St. Peter, to know when to defy the entirety of global politics (and sometimes what seems like common sense) to say 'yes' and 'no' definitively in light of unchanging truths.

By: John Tanyi Nquah Lebui
Afterword by: George Weigel
Foreword by: Mary Ann Glendon
Imprint: St Augustine's Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781587311437
ISBN 10: 1587311437
Pages: 330
Publication Date: 28 June 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Tanyi, a Cameroonian national, is a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, MA. He is an alumnus of Pope Saint John XXIII National Seminary, Weston, MA. Tanyi is a scholar of international relations and diplomacy and taught at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), and Mount Kenya University, both in Nairobi, Kenya.