Pope John Paul the ll
Early life
Pope john Paul ll was born on May 18, 1920. His Birth place was Wadowice, Poland. Paul's Birth name is Karol Jozef Wojtyla. His Father was Karol Wojtyla, officer in the Polish Army. Karol's mother was Emilia Wojtyl. His school was Doctorate in Philosophy and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology, Jagiellonian University. Growing up was hard because his mother died when he was 9 years old, and his older brother Edmund died when he was 12. Paul's mother died in cause if heart attack and kidney problems, and the disease responsible for killing his brother Edmund witch was 26 years old was scarlet fever. He and his family growing up we're stricter Catholics.
Mid life
John Paul spent two years in Rome where he finished his doctorate in theology. He returned to his native Poland in 1948 and served in several parishes in and around Krakow. John Paul became the bishop of Ombi in 1958 and then the archbishop of Krakow six years later. In 1956, Wojtyla was appointed to the chair of ethics at Catholic University, and his ascent through the church hierarchy got a boost in 1958 when he was named the auxiliary bishop of Krakow. In 1978, John Paul made history by becoming the first non-Italian pope in more than four hundred years. As the leader of the Catholic Church, he traveled the world, visiting more than 100 countries to spread his message of faith and peace. Fortunately, he was able to recover from his injuries and later forgave his attacker. An assassin shot John Paul twice in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. He held strong positions on many topics, including his opposition to capital punishment. A charismatic figure, John Paul used his influence to bring about political change and is credited with the fall of communism in his native Poland. Some have stated that he could be harsh with those who disagreed with him and that he would not compromise his hard-line stance on certain issues, such as contraception.
Later life
In his later life johns health was growing weaker and weaker. He moved slowly and seemed unsteady on his feet. One of his doctors also disclosed that John Paul had Parkinson's disease, a brain disorder often characterized by shaking, in 2001. But there was never any official announcement about his illness from the Vatican. John Paul II died on April 2, 2005, at the age of 84, at his Vatican City residence. More than 3 million people waited in line to say good-bye to their beloved religious leader at St. Peter's Basilica before his funeral on April 8. On July 5, 2013, waving the usual five-year waiting period, the Vatican announced that the Roman Catholic Church would declare Pope John Paul II a saint
Pope john Paul ll was born on May 18, 1920. His Birth place was Wadowice, Poland. Paul's Birth name is Karol Jozef Wojtyla. His Father was Karol Wojtyla, officer in the Polish Army. Karol's mother was Emilia Wojtyl. His school was Doctorate in Philosophy and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology, Jagiellonian University. Growing up was hard because his mother died when he was 9 years old, and his older brother Edmund died when he was 12. Paul's mother died in cause if heart attack and kidney problems, and the disease responsible for killing his brother Edmund witch was 26 years old was scarlet fever. He and his family growing up we're stricter Catholics.
Mid life
John Paul spent two years in Rome where he finished his doctorate in theology. He returned to his native Poland in 1948 and served in several parishes in and around Krakow. John Paul became the bishop of Ombi in 1958 and then the archbishop of Krakow six years later. In 1956, Wojtyla was appointed to the chair of ethics at Catholic University, and his ascent through the church hierarchy got a boost in 1958 when he was named the auxiliary bishop of Krakow. In 1978, John Paul made history by becoming the first non-Italian pope in more than four hundred years. As the leader of the Catholic Church, he traveled the world, visiting more than 100 countries to spread his message of faith and peace. Fortunately, he was able to recover from his injuries and later forgave his attacker. An assassin shot John Paul twice in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. He held strong positions on many topics, including his opposition to capital punishment. A charismatic figure, John Paul used his influence to bring about political change and is credited with the fall of communism in his native Poland. Some have stated that he could be harsh with those who disagreed with him and that he would not compromise his hard-line stance on certain issues, such as contraception.
Later life
In his later life johns health was growing weaker and weaker. He moved slowly and seemed unsteady on his feet. One of his doctors also disclosed that John Paul had Parkinson's disease, a brain disorder often characterized by shaking, in 2001. But there was never any official announcement about his illness from the Vatican. John Paul II died on April 2, 2005, at the age of 84, at his Vatican City residence. More than 3 million people waited in line to say good-bye to their beloved religious leader at St. Peter's Basilica before his funeral on April 8. On July 5, 2013, waving the usual five-year waiting period, the Vatican announced that the Roman Catholic Church would declare Pope John Paul II a saint