Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School
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685 Military Trail Morningside, Scarborough, Ontario, M1E 4P6 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°47′23″N 79°11′58″W / 43.789829°N 79.199549°WCoordinates: 43°47′23″N 79°11′58″W / 43.789829°N 79.199549°W |
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Catholic High school IB World school |
| Motto | Laudetur Jesus Christus (Praised be Jesus Christ) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Founded | 1983 |
| School board | Toronto Catholic District School Board |
| Superintendent | Shawna Campbell Area 8 |
| Area trustee | Nancy Crawford Ward 12 |
| School number | 531 / 751537 |
| Principal | Michael Wetzel |
| Faculty | 44 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1335 (2016-17) |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue, Silver, White |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| Team name | Pope Panthers |
| Newspaper | Off The Wall |
| Parish | St. Thomas More |
| Specialist High Skills Major | Horticulture and Landscaping |
| Program Focus | International Baccalaureate Extended French Broad-based Technology Gifted Hospitality and Tourism |
| Website | St. John Paul II CSS |
St. John Paul II Catholic Secondary School (occasionally known as SJPII, St. John Paul II, SJPIICSS, JPII, or in short, Pope); known as Blessed Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School and Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School before the beatification of John Paul II is a publicly funded high school in West Hill and Seven Oaks neighbourhoods of Scarborough, which is the eastern part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
John Paul II is considered by some authorities to have helped to end Communist rule in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe. John Paul II worked to improve the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. He was criticised by progressives for upholding the Church's teachings against artificial contraception and the ordination of women, and by traditionalists for his support of the Church's Second Vatican Council and its reforms.
He visited 129 countries during his pontificate, beatified 1,340 people, and canonised 483 saints, more than in all of the preceding five centuries. He named many cardinals, consecrated or co-consecrated many bishops, and ordained many priests. A stated goal of his papacy was to transform and reposition the Catholic Church, and "to place his Church at the heart of a new religious alliance that would bring together Jews, Muslims and Christians in a great [religious] armada". On 19 December 2009, John Paul II was proclaimed venerable by his successor Benedict XVI; he was beatified on 1 May 2011 and canonised, together with John XXIII, on 27 April 2014, Divine Mercy Sunday.
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