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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Pope (1978–2005). The first Polish-born pope and the first non-Italian pope in 450 years, he traveled extensively, promoting conservative Catholic teachings while seeking reconciliation with other religious groups.
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- noun the first Pope born in Poland; the first Pope not born in Italy in 450 years (1920-2005)
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Examples
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Amazingly, three weeks later, a new pope was actually elected and took the name John Paul II.
American Sketches Walter Isaacson 2009
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He was succeeded by a Polish cardinal, Karol Wojtyla, the archbishop of Krakow, who took the name John Paul II in honor of his predecessor.
THE COMMANDING HEIGHTS DANIEL YERGIN 1998
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of Krakow, who took the name John Paul II in honor of his predecessor.
The Commanding Heights DANIEL YERGIN 1998
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BEFORE HE TOOK THE name John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla had already made a name for himself as a philosopher.
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There's a whole generation of priests that they call the John Paul II priests and I'm kind of one of those.
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And as we were standing there, I think the image that comes to me the most is, when he took the name John Paul II, it was clear that he was taking both the qualities of good blessed Pope John XXIII of being a pastoral Pope, and at the same time taking the qualities of Pope Paul VI, who was very much the intellectual heart of the Second Vatican Council.
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To paraphrase John Paul II in Memory and Reconciliation1 – although it is important to issue an apology for historical instances where the systemic corruption of Church is not compatible with its theology, it also important to understand those historical instances through the view of theology and the historical context in which they took place.
Archive 2008-09-21 de Brantigny........................ 2008
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To paraphrase John Paul II in Memory and Reconciliation1 – although it is important to issue an apology for historical instances where the systemic corruption of Church is not compatible with its theology, it also important to understand those historical instances through the view of theology and the historical context in which they took place.
The Spanish Inquisition de Brantigny........................ 2008
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About the serious ideological divide between today's priests -- the so-called John Paul II priests and the so-called Vatican II priests.
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Rabbi Di Segni recalled John Paul II's historic visit to the same synagogue in 1986, where he called the Jews "our beloved brothers."
NYT > Global Home 2010
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