Billedserie: Dobbelt pave-helgenkåring forberedes verden over

ARKIVFOTO. Pave Frans har en plan om at forene de konservative og de reformvenlige sider af katolicismen med den første helgenkåring af hele to paver i denne måned. Det er et imponerende mesterstykke, der også har medført modstand fra visse kredse. At erklære både Johannes XXIII og Johannes Paul II for helgener betyder, at to markante trosskoler knyttes sammen til, hvad en pave skal være, en ydmyg sognepræst eller en karismatisk globetrottende superstjerne. (se Ritzau historie 211300) A faithful wears a t-shirt depicting the late Pope John Paul II (L) and Pope John XXIII as Pope Francis leads the Easter Mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican April 20, 2014. Next Sunday, Francis canonises Pope John Paul II, who reigned from 1978 to 2005, and Pope John XXIII, who was pontiff from 1958 to 1963 and called the Second Vatican Council, a landmark meeting that modernised the Church. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (VATICAN - Tags: RELIGION) Foto: TONY GENTILE/ Denmark

25. april 2014, kl. 1:00

Af Marija Krogh Iversen

Paverne Johannes Paul II og Johannes XXIII skal helgenkåres på søndag. I Rom og verden over forbereder katolikker sig til den store dag

Søndag den 27. april helgenkårer den katolske kirke for første gang nogensinde to paver på en gang. Det er de afdøde paver Johannes Paul II og Johannes XXIII, der skal helgenkåres med to milliarder mennesker verden over som tilskuere.

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Op mod fem millioner rejsende og pilgrimme forventes at lægge vejen forbi Rom i anledning af helgenkåringen. Men over hele verden gøres der i øjeblikket forberedelser til den store dag, der samler katolikker til fest verden over.

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At erklære både Johannes XXIII og Johannes Paul II for helgener betyder, at to markante trosskoler knyttes sammen til, hvad en pave skal være: en ydmyg sognepræst og en karismatisk globetrottende superstjerne.

Pave Johannes XXIII regerede fra 1958 til 1963 og moderniserede den katolske kirke med det 2. Vatikankoncil. Pave Johannes Paul II, der regerede i næsten 27 år før sin død i 2005, var en af de mest synlige paver i historien med sine ture rundt i hele verden.

ARKIVFOTO. Pave Frans har en plan om at forene de konservative og de reformvenlige sider af katolicismen med den første helgenkåring af hele to paver i denne måned. Det er et imponerende mesterstykke, der også har medført modstand fra visse kredse. At erklære både Johannes XXIII og Johannes Paul II for helgener betyder, at to markante trosskoler knyttes sammen til, hvad en pave skal være, en ydmyg sognepræst eller en karismatisk globetrottende superstjerne. (se Ritzau historie 211300) A picture shows a bronze mask depicting late pope John XXIII displayed with relics in the crypt of Saint John church in Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII on April 15, 2014. While he may not be widely known internationally, pope John XXIII holds a special place in the heart of many Italians and nowhere more so than in his homeland of Bergamo where he was born into a farming family. And preparations for a feast on April 27 - - when John XXIII will be made a saint along with a more famous successor, John Paul II - - are in full swing. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE Foto: GIUSEPPE CACACE/ Denmark

Postcards depicting Pope John Paul II (top) and Pope John XXIII (C) are displayed in a shop in Rome April 22, 2014. Next Sunday, Pope Francis will canonize late Pope John Paul II, who reigned from 1978 to 2005, and Pope John XXIII, who was pontiff from 1958 to 1963 and called the Second Vatican Council, a landmark meeting that modernised the Church. REUTER/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: RELIGION) Foto: TONY GENTILE/ Denmark

People dressed in historic costumes take part in a farewell celebration for a group of pilgrims from the knights brotherhood in Kurzetnik near Brodnica, northern Poland April 19, 2014. The group is planning to travel across Europe, mainly on horses, to reach the Vatican for the canonization ceremony of Polish Pope John Paul II on April 27, 2014. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (POLAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) Foto: KACPER PEMPEL/ Denmark

People dressed in historic costumes take part in a farewell celebration for a group of pilgrims from the knights brotherhood in Bratian near Brodnica, northern Poland April 19, 2014. The group is planning to travel across Europe, mainly on horses, to reach the Vatican for the canonization ceremony of Polish Pope John Paul II on April 27, 2014. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (POLAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) Foto: KACPER PEMPEL/ Denmark

A poster of late pope John XVIII is displayed on a hill above Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII on April 15, 2014. While he may not be widely known internationally, pope John XXIII holds a special place in the heart of many Italians and nowhere more so than in his homeland of Bergamo where he was born into a farming family. And preparations for a feast on April 27 - - when John XXIII will be made a saint along with a more famous successor, John Paul II - - are in full swing. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE Foto: GIUSEPPE CACACE/ Denmark

TOPSHOTS A woman walks past posters announcing the double canonisation of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII on April 24, 2014 in Rome. Late popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be made saints at an unprecedented joint ceremony on April 27, 2014 in a bid to unite Catholic conservatives and liberals. The canonisations of two popular popes are set to bring hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to Rome. AFP PHOTO/ Filippo MONTEFORTE Foto: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/ Denmark

epa04176255 Costa Rican citizen Floribeth Mora, who was healed from a brain aneurysm through a miracle that is attributed to Pope John Paul II, poses next to a portrait of Pope John Paul II during a press conference in San Jose, Costa Rica, 22 April 2014, before leaving to Rome for the canonization of Pope John Paul II, which will be held next 27 April. EPA/Jeffrey Arguedas Foto: Jeffrey Arguedas/ Denmark

epa04174895 Oldtimer car owner Marek Schramm (C) stands next to his 'FSO Warszawa' type 'M20' car during a stop at the Heldenplatz (Heroes' Square) in downtown Vienna, Austria, 21 April 2014, en route to the canonization of late Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy. According to the car's registration documents, the vehicle once was owned by Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, who later became Pope John Paul II, registered under the licence plate number 'KR 96 13' from 1958 to 1977. EPA/HERBERT PFARRHOFER Foto: HERBERT PFARRHOFER/ Denmark

A picture of the late Pope John Paul II is seen during a mass at the cathedral in Xochimilco, Mexico City April 10, 2014.Two giants of Roman Catholicism in the 20th century will become saints on April 27, 2014 at an unprecedented twin canonisation that has aroused both joy and controversy in the 1.2 billion-member Church. Pope John XXIII, who reigned from 1958 to 1963 and called the modernising Second Vatican Council, and Pope John Paul II, who reigned for nearly 27 years before his death in 2005 and whose trips around the world made him the most visible pope in history, will be declared saints by Pope Francis. Picture taken April 10, 2014. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (MEXICO - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 02 OF 17 FOR PACKAGE 'POPE JOHN PAUL II - SOON TO BE SAINT' TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'POPE JOHN PAUL CANONISATION Foto: EDGARD GARRIDO/ Denmark

epa04176015 Two oversize posters picture Pope John XXIII (R) with the writing 'Peace in the World' and Pope John Paul II with the writing 'Don't be afraid! Open the doors for Christ!' at the facade of St. John's Basilica next to the embassy of Vatican City in Berlin, Germany, 22 April 2014. Pope Francis will canonize Pope John XXIII (1958-1963) and Pope John Paul II (1978-2005) on 27 April 2014. EPA/WOLFGANG KUMM Foto: A2955/_Wolfgang Kumm/ Denmark

epa04178012 A Filipino reaches out to a display cabinet containing relics of Pope John Paul II inside a shopping Mall in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines, 24 April 2014. Two of the most charismatic leaders of the Catholic Church in modern times are due to be recognized as saints this weekend, the joint sanctification of popes John Paul II and John XXIII is expected to draw up to 1 million pilgrims and tourists to Rome this weekend, authorities said Wednesday. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO Foto: RITCHIE B. TONGO/ Denmark

ARKIVFOTO. Pave Frans har en plan om at forene de konservative og de reformvenlige sider af katolicismen med den første helgenkåring af hele to paver i denne måned. Det er et imponerende mesterstykke, der også har medført modstand fra visse kredse. At erklære både Johannes XXIII og Johannes Paul II for helgener betyder, at to markante trosskoler knyttes sammen til, hvad en pave skal være, en ydmyg sognepræst eller en karismatisk globetrottende superstjerne. (se Ritzau historie 211300) Wax effigies of late popes John Paul II (L) and John XXIII are pictured at the Rome's wax museum, on April 07, 2014. Late popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be made saints at an unprecedented joint ceremony on April 27, 2014 in a bid to unite Catholic conservatives and liberals. The canonisations of two popular popes are set to bring hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to Rome. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS Foto: GABRIEL BOUYS/ Denmark

A woman take a picture of an illustration depicting Pope John Paul II (L), Pope Francis (C) and Pope John XXIII outside a shop in Rome April 23, 2014. Next Sunday, Pope Francis will canonize late Pope John Paul II, who reigned from 1978 to 2005, and Pope John XXIII, who was pontiff from 1958 to 1963 and called the Second Vatican Council, a landmark meeting that modernised the Church. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (ITALY - Tags: RELIGION) Foto: STEFANO RELLANDINI/ Denmark

Pilgrim hold banner showing images of Pope Francis, Benedict XVI and the two that will be canonized next Sunday, John XXIII and John Paul II prior to the arrival of the pontiff for his weekly general audience in St Peter's square at the Vatican on April 23, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO Foto: ANDREAS SOLARO/ Denmark

A shop worker poses as she holds up rosaries bearing pictures of Pope John Paul II inside a religious store in Caloocan city, metro Manila April 16, 2014. Two giants of Roman Catholicism in the 20th century will become saints on April 27, 2014 at an unprecedented twin canonisation that has aroused both joy and controversy in the 1.2 billion-member Church. Pope John XXIII, who reigned from 1958 to 1963 and called the modernising Second Vatican Council, and Pope John Paul II, who reigned for nearly 27 years before his death in 2005 and whose trips around the world made him the most visible pope in history, will be declared saints by Pope Francis. Picture taken April 16, 2014. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 09 OF 17 FOR PACKAGE 'POPE JOHN PAUL II - SOON TO BE SAINT' TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'POPE JOHN PAUL CANONISATION' Foto: ROMEO RANOCO/ Denmark

French nun Marie Simon-Pierre (C), whose apparent healing was considered as the second miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II setting him up to officially become a saint, attends a press conference on April 16, 2014 in Aix-en-Provence, southern France, a few days ahead of John Paul II's canonization on April 27 by Pope Francis. On May 2011, the late pope John Paul II was beatified as a precursor to sainthood after being credited for miraculously curing the French nun of Parkinson’s disease. AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND LANGLOIS Foto: BERTRAND LANGLOIS/ Denmark

Tapestries depicting Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII (top) are displayed in a shop in Rome April 22, 2014. Next Sunday, Pope Francis will canonize late Pope John Paul II, who reigned from 1978 to 2005, and Pope John XXIII, who was pontiff from 1958 to 1963 and called the Second Vatican Council, a landmark meeting that modernised the Church. REUTER/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: RELIGION) Foto: TONY GENTILE/ Denmark

Workers stand on scaffolding in front of Saint Peter's basilica in Rome April 22, 2014. Next Sunday, Pope Francis will canonize late Pope John Paul II, who reigned from 1978 to 2005, and Pope John XXIII, who was pontiff from 1958 to 1963 and called the Second Vatican Council, a landmark meeting that modernised the Church. REUTER/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: RELIGION) Foto: TONY GENTILE/ Denmark

Sculptor Czeslaw Dzwigaj works on bas-relief of the late Pope John Paul II in his atelier near Krakow April 9, 2014. Two giants of Roman Catholicism in the 20th century will become saints on April 27, 2014 at an unprecedented twin canonisation that has aroused both joy and controversy in the 1.2 billion-member Church. Pope John XXIII, who reigned from 1958 to 1963 and called the modernising Second Vatican Council, and Pope John Paul II, who reigned for nearly 27 years before his death in 2005 and whose trips around the world made him the most visible pope in history, will be declared saints by Pope Francis. Picture taken April 9, 2014. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (POLAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 13 OF 17 FOR PACKAGE 'POPE JOHN PAUL II - SOON TO BE SAINT' TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'POPE JOHN PAUL CANONISATION' Foto: KACPER PEMPEL/ Denmark