John Paul II: One of the great papacies in history, a sainted theologian who stood up to communism, envigorated the youth, and brought the Church into the Third Millenium.

In this episode of Habemus Papam, Fr. Conrad discusses Saint John Paul II, who succeeded Pope John Paul I: The Smiling Pope with a brief papacy.  You can listen to the podcast about him here.

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Born Karol Jozef Wojtyla on May 18, 1920 in Wadowice as the youngest of three children born to Karol Wojtyla and Emilia Kaczorowska.

Karol received seminary formation at the clandestine underground seminary run by Archbishop of Krokow in October 1942. He received the sacrament of Holy Orders on November 1, 1946 and studied in Rome's Pontifical International Athenaeum Angelicum.

Pope John Paul I died a month after his election. and a conclave ensued. John Paul II became pope on October 16, 1978.

John Paul II instituted World Youth Days in 1985 and are now periodic events. He is also most famous for his Theology of the Body work on human sexuality and dignity. So much happened in JPII's lifetime. One should take the time to read some biographies!

He died on April 2, 2005 with the words: "Allow me to depart to the house of the Father." Pope Benedict XVI succeeded him.