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'' I have looked for you. Now you have come to me. And i thankyou. '' -Pope JohnPaul II
SHORT BIOGRAPHY -Birthname: Karol Jozef Wojyta -Born: 18 May 1920 Wodowice, Poland -Death: 2 April 2005, Apostolic Palace Vatican City -First Ordained a priest: 1946 Papacay started & ended: 16 Oct 1978 - 2 April 2005
Qualities of a Great Pope... Pope John Paul II was widely admired for his willingness to speak out against governments, even as he stood within their country.
Pope John Paul II
As a priest, Pope John Paul would have to forget his dreams of becoming an actor. As a Roman Catholic, priests are not allowed to marry, he would never have a wife, or be the father of a family. It was a decision that would change his life. He thought hard about this decision until he came up with the conclusion that the church would be his family & he would be a father to the people around him
Karol - the future Pope - was 13 when he took communion for the first time. Even as a child his Christian faith took firstt place in his life
On May 13thh, 1981, Pope John Paul was shot by a Turkish man named Mehmet Ali Agca. Some believe that the reson behind the shooting was to do with a Communist plot while others think it was for religious reasons. Once John Paul II was fit to go back to work, his first visit was to his would-be murderer in prison. The Pope firmly believed in the teaching of Jesus Christ, who told his followers, ''Love your enemies'',
