#1 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 03/24/2012 #1

Nazi sympathizer Pope Benedict XVI began a pilgrimage to the New World on March 23rd, calling on Mexicans to conquer an “idolatry of money” that feeds drug violence and urging Cuba to leave behind a Marxism that “no longer responds to reality”.

I realize since I’m not Catholic my thoughts on Benedict probably aren’t too relevant, but I really don’t like this Pope. I think John Paul was very much more a man of the people as well as a man of God. Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Alois Ratzinger)  #PopeBenedictXVI Pope Saint John Paul II (Karol Józef Wojtyła)  #PopeJohnPaulII MjL

#2 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 04/15/2013 #4

A children’s choir takes part in the unveiling ceremony of the 45.3 foot statue of the late Pope John Paul II in Czestochowa, Poland.

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#3 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 09/28/2016 #13

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#13 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 10/16/2021 #9

In 1978, the College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church chose Cardinal Karol Józef Wojtyła to be the new Pope; he took the name John Paul II. #PopeJohnPaulII

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#14 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 01/12/2022 #13

In 2006, Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish gunman who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981, was released from an Istanbul prison after serving more than 25 years in Italy and Turkey for the plot against the pontiff and the slaying of a Turkish journalist. #MehmetAliAgca #PopeJohnPaulII

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#15 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 01/13/2022 #6

In 1964, Roman Catholic Bishop Karol Józef Wojtyła (the future Pope Saint John Paul II) was appointed Archbishop of Krakow, Poland, by Pope Paul VI. #PopeJohnPaulII

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#16 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 03/10/2022 #12

In 2000, Pope John Paul II approved sainthood for Katharine Drexel (Catherine Marie Drexel), a Philadelphia socialite who had taken a vow of poverty and devoted her fortune to helping poor blacks and American Indians. (Drexel, who died in 1955, was canonized in October 2000.) #PopeJohnPaulII #KatharineDrexel

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#17 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 04/02/2022 #14

In 2005, Pope Saint John Paul II (Karol Józef Wojtyła) died in his Vatican apartment at age 84. #PopeJohnPaulII

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#18 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 04/03/2022 #18

In 2005, a day after the death of Pope Saint John Paul II (Karol Józef Wojtyła), the body of the pontiff lay in state. Millions prayed and wept at services across the globe, as the Vatican prepared for the ritual funeral and conclave that would choose a successor. #PopeJohnPaulII

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#19 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 04/27/2022 #18

In 2014, Pope Saint John Paul II (Karol Józef Wojtyła) was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Alois Ratzinger). #PopeJohnPaulII #PopeBenedictXVI

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#20 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/12/2022 #11

In 1982, in Fatima, Portugal, security guards overpowered a Spanish priest armed with a bayonet who attacked Pope John Paul II. (In 2008, the pope’s longtime private secretary revealed that the pontiff was slightly wounded in the assault.) #PopeJohnPaulII

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#21 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/13/2022 #8

In 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter’s Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Agca. #PopeJohnPaulII

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#22 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/18/2022 #3

In 1920, Pope Saint John Paul II (Karol Józef Wojtyła) was born in Wadowice, Poland. #PopeJohnPaulII

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