Pope John Paul II Research Paper

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Little did his parents know, Karol Jozef Wojtyla would grow up to inspire millions. Karol was a smart man but his education at Krakow’s Jagiellonian University ended because of World War II. Karol joined a seminary in Kraków when he was working. He was ordained in 1946, and soon was sent to Rome where he got his doctorate in theology. When Karol returned to Poland communist officials gave him permission to become auxiliary bishop of Kraków in 1958, because they thought he was a harmless man. In October 1978, Karol became Pope. He chose the name John Paul II in honor of the previous Pope who died young. Pope John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years. He made pastoral visits to 124 countries in the time he was Pope. He even visited