John Paul II
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- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Catholic Church, Catholics, Popes, Papacy, Cardinals
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History
Article abstract: John Paul II is the 264th pope of the Roman Catholic church and the first non-Italian pope since 1522. The first Slav to be named pope, the first pope from a communist country, and the youngest pope in modern times, John Paul II has a history of political involvement that predates even his religious vocation, having fought attempts first by Nazi Germany and later by the Soviet Union to weaken the power of the Church in Poland. During his reign as pope, he has sought to bring the Church back to some of the traditional values that he believed were lost...
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