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Pope John Paul II
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Pope John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojtyla (May 18, 1920 – April 2,
2005) reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from October 16, 1978 until his death more than 26 years later, making his the
second-longest pontificate in modern times after Pius IX's 31-year reign. He was the first (and only) Polish Pope and the first
non-Italian Pope since the Dutch Adrian VI in the 1520s. According to the Time 100, he is one of only four people in history to
have shaped both the 20th century and the early 21st.
His early reign was marked by his opposition to Communism, and he is often credited as one of the forces which contributed to its fall.
In the later part of his pontificate, he was notable for speaking against consumerism, unrestrained capitalism, abortion, relativism and
what he deemed the "culture of death". During his reign, the pope travelled extensively, visiting over 100 countries, more than any of
his predecessors. As part of his special emphasis on the universal call to holiness, he was said to have canonized a great many people.
He was Pope during a period in which Catholicism's influence declined in developed countries but expanded in the Third World.
John Paul II was fluent in numerous languages: his native Polish and also Italian, French, German, English, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese,
Croatian and Latin.
In 1992, he was diagnosed as having Parkinson's disease. On 2 April 2005 at 9:37 p.m. local time, Pope John Paul II died in the Papal
Apartments while a vast crowd kept vigil in St Peter's Square below. Millions of people flocked to Rome to pay their respects to the
body and for his funeral. The last years of his reign had been marked by his fight against the various diseases ailing him, provoking
some concerns that he should abdicate. On May 9, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI, John Paul II's successor, waived the five year waiting period
for a cause for beatification to be opened.
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