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Pope John Paul II Posters
Karol Józef Wojtyła , known as John Paul
II since his October 1978 election to the papacy, was born in Wadowice, a small
city 50 kilometres from Cracow, on May 18, 1920. He was elected Pope on October
16, 1978, following the sudden death of his predecessor, Pope John Paul I, who
died after only 33 days in office and in whose memory John Paul II named
himself.
Having personally been acquainted with political oppression during World War II,
he was a key player in Poland's Solidarity Movement and crusader against
communism, and equally outspoken on the excesses of capitalism. Among the young,
he took on the status of rock star, and was admired for his energetic and
charismatic style.
Often criticized for his conservative views, John Paul II was outspoken against
abortion, divorce, gay rights and had close ties to the staunchly conservative
Opus Dei.
As a world ambassador of social justice and a champion of the poor, Pope John
Paul II traveled thousands of miles on more than 100 trips during his papacy,
speaking directly to the needs of the disenfranchised, and is estimated to have
effectively circled the globe 27 times.
On March 14, 2004, his papacy reached a milestone when John Paul II became the
third-longest reigning pope in the history of the Catholic Church.
Despite Parkinson's disease, assassination attempts, and recent general
ill-health, he refused to step down as pope and continued his schedule of
international appearances.
He was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years, and a record-holder for the most
traveled pope in history attracting some of the largest crowds ever assembled.
Upon his death on April 2, 2005 USA Today eulogized, "His death, at age 84,
ended the most eventful pontificate in centuries."
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