Pope John Paul II Research Paper

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Pope John Paul II, Karol Jozef Wojtyla, was raised by is extremely religious father.His mother and older brother died fairly early in his life. Germany invaded Poland, and in order to stay in the country he was forced to work in a stone quarry and night shifts at a chemical plant. His father then died when he was around the age of 21. A little later on, he miraculously survived being struck by a German truck, which I made him more aware of God looking after him. Karol joined a clandestine seminary and was ordained in 1946. From this point on he worked his way up the church until he was elected Pope on October 16 1978. Pope John Paul II was truly a servant of God, and to the people. His motto “totus tuus - I am completely yours” was a perfect

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