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Pope John Paul II was declared an honorary Harlem Globetrotter in 2000. Other honorary Globetrotters include Bob Hope, Whoopi Goldberg, and Jesse Jackson.
There is no apostle named John Paul. There is an apostle named John and another apostle named Paul.
There is no apostle named John Paul. There is an apostle named John and another apostle named Paul.
The Pope is not always named John Paul, there are only two.
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John Paul II was not named after a saint; he chose the name in honor of his immediate predecessor John Paul I. John Paul I also chose his name in honor of his two immediate predecessors, John XXIII and Paul VI.
There have been six popes named Paul, and two named John-Paul. Which did you want?
There have been two popes who took the name "John Paul".Alibino Luciani took the name John Paul when he was elected in August 1978. He died after only 33 days in office. He is now known as John Paul I.Karol Wojtyla took the name John Paul II out of respect to the short lived pope, when he was elected in October 1978.
There have been only two popes named John Paul, John Paul I, and John Paul II, there has never been a John Paul 13th.
Pope John Paul II name is Karol Jozef Wojtyla.
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He chose the name in honor of his two predecessors: Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI.