Karol Wojtyla a.k.a John Paul II is from Poland in the town of Wadowice 50 kilometers far from Krakow. Karol was born on the 18 of May, 1920. Karol was the pope that was elected by Cardinals in October 1978. Karol attended the Marcin Wadowita high school in Wadowice till graduation. Then he enrolled in Krakow’s Jagiellonian University and a school of Drama.

 

His plain appearance attracted Catholic people who came in the Vatican palace to hear his say. He died three years ago in the Vatican palace when he was suffering with a disease that putted him back from health. Pope John was a medium height person. He was a slim and fit person until the disease appeared to his body. He had a white hair and blue eyes. His facial expressions we’re showing hope and determinate in God. He only wear a white dress for every day, and when he animate the mass he wear a red dress with religious significations.

 

His hobbies and also for him was as sport was going for a walk in the mountains and take with him the bible so he will stop to rest while resting he reads the bible in a quite place. Something a bit funny and in another way was not was that when he was still a Cardinal he was walking on the mountains he crossed a private part of the mountain. Policemen came to arrest him but when the pope knew that it was Karol he told the policemen to let him free. John Paul II was in the world’s heart and it is know three years after his dead. The tragically events that happened to him was when he was in the Vatican palace entering to the main stage to animate the Sunday mass a Turkish man shoot him and all the world was in a great shook. When John was in hospital he talked to the Turkish man and John told the man that he was forgiven with God.

 

His holiness Pope John Paul II was the great example of a great Pope and An example of the a good Catholic. He will be in the centre of our heart trough out our life.

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