There have been 23 popes named John. Please specify one of them.
There are a number of very large challenges in field work. Some of the biggest challenges are dealing with situations you were not prepared to deal with.
one was when his wife rose died.
All the popes listed below had the given name of Giovanni, In some cases it was a second or third name. Pope John I Pope John VIII Pope John IX Pope John X Pope John XI Pope John XVIII Pope Gelasius II Pope Nicholas III Pope Innocent VIII Pope Leo X Pope Julius III Pope Paul IV Pope Pius IV Pope Urban VII Pope Innocent IX Pope Innocent X Pope Clement XI Pope Clement XIV Pope Pius VI Pope Pius IX Pope Benedict XV Pope Pius XII Pope Paul VI
The first Pope John XXIII was an "antipope" thus his papacy was discounted.
The monks wrote bad things about John,some even false because King John didnt like the pope and the pope didnt like him.
His youth and lack of experience.
When he was still healthy he loved to ski and hike.
There are some who subscribe to the conspiracy theory that Pope John was a member of the Masons. This is very unlikely as that would have ipso facto excommunicated him from the Church. He did, however, have non-Catholic friends who were members.
The ones that strike me are on Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul 2nd.
When he was younger and healthy he liked soccer, hiking and skiing.
Pope John Paul II visited Nicaragua in 1983. The government was eager about the visit. Some reform-minded Catholics hoped the pope would speak about the country issues but the pope did not have any sympathetic messages.
Pope's are elected by a conclave of cardinals voting for a candidate. Cardinal Karol Wojtyła was chosen on October 16, 1978. He took the name John Paul II. Just a quick addition: He was elected after the 33 day papacy of Pope John Paul I who died suddenly in his sleep due to complications of an undiagnosed heart condition (it's considered by some that John Paul I died from a heart attack). 1978 is sometimes referred as the "Year of 3 Popes" because Pope Paul VI (elected in 1963) led the Church until his death in the summer, than the first conclave elected Cardinal Albino Luciani as Pope John Paul I, followed by the second conclave in October elected Cardinal Karol Wojtyla as Pope John Paul II who closed out the year and reigned until 2005.