Pope John Paul II Research Paper

St. John Paul II was born under the name Karol Józef Wojtyła in a small town in Poland called Wadowice. St. John Paul II was the first Pontiff from Poland, and the only Pope that had to really experience Hitlers regime. Karol enrolled in Jagiellionian University and studied philology. In 1939 after Nazi invasion they closed the university and Pope John Paul II had to work for a restaurant and a chemical factory to avoid deportation to Germany and be forced to fight for the Nazis. After he lost everyone in his immediate family Karol began to study for priesthood. Karol Józef Wojtyła became a priest all Saints day, November 1st 1946. In 1948 Pope Pius XII appointed him bishop and ordained a cardinal On October 16th 1978 Karol Józef Wojtyła became Pope and chose the name Pope John Paul II.

John Paul was a very spiritual Pope who showed his love to everyone and never looked at two people differently. His faith let him go places where others wouldn’t dare to got to like communist Russia and other soviet states. Pope John Paul had love for everyone in any situation and forgave them no matter what they have done in the past. He showed this by even forgiving the man who tried to kill him by shooting him the first chance he had. Pope John Paul II saw everyone suffering and tried to help them, he brought down Soviet rule in Poland not by fighting but with love and spiritualness. And he is credited by getting rid of communism in eastern Europe and bringing down dictators with love. Pope John Paul II’s love for everyone was so great he could have done anything with