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In 1976, he was invited to preach the Lenten retreat for the papal household of Pope Paul VI; the published title of these sermons was "A Sign of Contradiction". His first two years as pope would indicate that he too was a sign of contradiction: an undisputed champion of human rights and an unrelenting opponent of married priests, women priests, birth control, abortion and even loyal dissent. [...] Within the Catholic Church, John Paul II was a sign of contradiction: liberal in social thought, conservative in theology. His programmatic first two years stamped his whole pontificate.
In 1976, he was invited to preach the Lenten retreat for the papal household of Pope Paul VI; the published title of these sermons was "A Sign of Contradiction". His first two years as pope would indicate that he too was a sign of contradiction: an undisputed champion of human rights and an unrelenting opponent of married priests, women priests, birth control, abortion and even loyal dissent. [...] Within the Catholic Church, John Paul II was a sign of contradiction: liberal in social thought, conservative in theology. His programmatic first two years stamped his whole pontificate.
