▁the ▁cloth , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Gu ad alu pe , ▁are ▁disput ed ▁as ▁authentic ▁super natural ▁dep ict ions . ▁For ▁this ▁reason , ▁some ▁C athol ics ▁consider ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁signs ▁of ▁contradict ions . ▁ ▁Sign ▁of ▁Con trad iction ▁by ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁ ▁Sign ▁of ▁contradiction ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁L enten ▁med itations ▁he ▁pre ached ▁and ▁wrote ▁upon ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Paul ▁VI . ▁The ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁book , ▁according ▁to ▁one ▁review , ▁is ▁" the ▁human ▁encounter ▁with ▁God ▁in ▁a ▁world ▁that ▁seems ▁to ▁contradict ▁the ▁reality ▁of ▁divine ▁power ▁and ▁love ." ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁says ▁in ▁his ▁conclusion ▁that ▁" It ▁is ▁becoming ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁evident ▁that ▁those ▁words ▁( Lu ke ▁ 2 : 3 4 ) ▁sum ▁up ▁most ▁fel ic it ously ▁the ▁whole ▁truth ▁about ▁Jesus ▁Christ , ▁his ▁mission ▁and ▁his ▁Church ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁F ool ish ness ▁for ▁Christ ▁Herm it ▁and ▁St yl ite : ▁V oc ations ▁to ▁sol itude ▁for ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁End notes ▁ ▁References ▁Woj ty la , ▁Kar ol . ▁Sign ▁of ▁Con trad iction . ▁Wood s , ▁Thomas . ▁How ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁Bu ilt ▁Western ▁Civil ization . ▁Qu ast en , ▁James . ▁Pat ro log y . ▁Car rol , ▁Warren . ▁History ▁of ▁Christ end om . ▁J our net , ▁Charles . ▁The ▁Church .