Pope John Paul II - Statesman Of Faith

Starring: Pope John Paul Ii Original UK Premiere: 2005 Dvd Release: 25th April, 2005 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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His Holiness John Paul II, ne Karol Józef Wojtyła, is the current Pope — the Bishop of Rome & head of the Roman Catholic Church. He was elected in 1978, becoming the first non- Italian pope in 455 years & the first pope ever of Slavic origin. His crusades against political oppression have been praised, but his conservative social positions been more controversial. His trips abroad have attracted enormous crowds. With these trips, John Paul has covered a distance far greater than that traveled by all other popes combined. They have been an outward sign of the efforts at global bridge-building between nations & between religions that have been central to his pontificate. Pope John Paul II has beatified & canonised far more persons than any other previous pope in history. It is reported that as of October 2004, he has beatified 1,340 people. Whether he has canonised more saints than all his predecessors put together, as is sometimes claimed, is difficult to prove, as the records of many early canonisations are incomplete or missing. Posters Of Pope John Paul Ii

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