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Pope John Paul II


Poland, Religious Person    (1920-05-18 to 2005-04-02)
• Karol Wojtyla from Poland.
• 2005-04 : Article exposing Cardinal Wojtyla's communist background (See: Joel Skousen article)
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Roman Catholic Church (Vatican)   (Officer of, 1946 to 2005-04-02) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Devoted promoter of "Mother Mary" and inter-faith dialog.
• 1946 : Priest, chaplain at Lublin University
• 1958 : Bishop
• 1964 : Archbishop of Krakow, Poland
• 1967 : Cardinal
• 1978-10-16 : Pope (See: Vatican bio)
• 1981-05-13 : Shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali Agca in a failed assassination attempt at St. Peter's square. -- Duck | Google | Bing