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Pope John Paul II (1920 to 2005)
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The pope who travelled to the people
John Paul II. (civil Karol Józef Wojtyła) was the 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church (1978-2005).
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He was the first Pole and also the first non-Italian in this office since 1523 and was born in 1920 in Cracow. During the Nazi occupation he worked in a quarry and a chemical factory.
Later he obtained a doctorate in theology and philosophy and became a professor at the University of Lublin.
In 1964 he became Archbishop of Krakow. During his pontificate he advocated dialogue between the world religions and supported the anti-communist trade union "Solidarność" in his home country.
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His contribution to the democratization of Poland was decisive. He maintained a large network with the powerful leaders of the world at that time. Karol Józef Wojtyła also represented conservative positions in the field of sexual morals, which earned him much criticism in the secular