| April 05, 2005
His Holiness Pope John Paul II served as the chief leader and teacher of Catholics worldwide from 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the 264th pope in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, the first non-Italian in 455 years, and the first ever of Slavic origin. During his 27 years as pope, he spoke out actively against communism, materialism, imperialism, capitalism, and oppression. His recent death has inspired such talk of “John Paul the Great” and even “Saint John Paul II”. Over 70,000 people crowded Vatican City to mourn the death of the late pope.
See Father Moon's Letter to the Vatican
Posted by admin at April 5, 2005 11:44 AM