1986

This article includes events that occurred in the Christian world in .
==Events==
* April 13. Pope John Paul II visits the Synagogue of Rome. This is the first known official papal visit to a synagogue.
* Pope John Paul II, speaking through Cardinal Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI), officially condemns the Liberation theology which had many followers in South America
* Founding of the Talk.Origins Usenet newsgroup, a forum for discussing the Creation-evolution controversy.
* Pope John Paul II releases the encyclical, Dominum et Vivificantem.
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