Jon Rissin Period 8 3-30-00 Pope John Paul II Karol Wojtyla was born on May 18, 1920 at Wadowice, Poland. For many years Karol believed God was calling him to the priesthood, and after two near fatal accidents, he responded to God's call. He studied secretely during the German occupation of Poland, and was ordained to the priesthood on November 1, 1946. In these years he came to know and practice the teachings of St. Louis Marie Montfort and …
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…communism without supporters. Everything that John Paul II did could not have happened without others helping. I think that he could have helped save some Jews during World War II in Poland, put if he was caught he might have been killed. I say that he could have helped, but I do not hold this against him, because I do not know if I would put my life on the line in that same situation.