When he was younger and healthy he liked soccer, hiking and skiing.
When he was still healthy he loved to ski and hike.
Pope's are elected by a conclave of cardinals voting for a candidate. Cardinal Karol Wojtyła was chosen on October 16, 1978. He took the name John Paul II. Just a quick addition: He was elected after the 33 day papacy of Pope John Paul I who died suddenly in his sleep due to complications of an undiagnosed heart condition (it's considered by some that John Paul I died from a heart attack). 1978 is sometimes referred as the "Year of 3 Popes" because Pope Paul VI (elected in 1963) led the Church until his death in the summer, than the first conclave elected Cardinal Albino Luciani as Pope John Paul I, followed by the second conclave in October elected Cardinal Karol Wojtyla as Pope John Paul II who closed out the year and reigned until 2005.
John Paul, as a pope's name, was from putting together two single names of popes, John and Paul. Both popes led the church through some of its hardest times during the 20th century, and as such, it has become a name for popes to choose.
All the popes listed below had the given name of Giovanni, In some cases it was a second or third name. Pope John I Pope John VIII Pope John IX Pope John X Pope John XI Pope John XVIII Pope Gelasius II Pope Nicholas III Pope Innocent VIII Pope Leo X Pope Julius III Pope Paul IV Pope Pius IV Pope Urban VII Pope Innocent IX Pope Innocent X Pope Clement XI Pope Clement XIV Pope Pius VI Pope Pius IX Pope Benedict XV Pope Pius XII Pope Paul VI
The ones that strike me are on Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul 2nd.
Pope John Paul II has many qualities that made others look up to him. Some of those qualities were the fact that he was a virtuous man, he was a good leader, he was strong and courageous. He was also kind, caring, and loving.
One is a real person the other isn't.
Pope John Paul II. :D -yun yung sabi. pero na papag isip-isip ko rin, tama rin pala ung POPE JOHN PAUL II. :DD
Pope John Paul's last coherent words were in Polish, roughly translated as "Let me go to the house of my Father", spoken some time in the afternoon of the day he died. At the time of his death, some media sources have him whispering "Amen" just before his immediate passing.
No, he was not a corrupt pope. In fact, there are some who state he died of poisoning because he was fighting corruption in the Vatican and was about to release the names of corrupt curia members the day he died.
Pope John Paul II visited Nicaragua in 1983. The government was eager about the visit. Some reform-minded Catholics hoped the pope would speak about the country issues but the pope did not have any sympathetic messages.
John Adams enjoyed Walking, fishing, and reading