Pope John Paul II: the first non-Italian pope.

I am about to talk about the life of Pope John Paul II, and how he was the first non-Italian pope in over four hundred years. He has been declared a Saint some people say. He was also one of the vocal advocates for human rights. He spoke for the people he loved and the God he loved.

John Paul II was born in Wadowice, Poland on May 18, 1920. Growing up he had a hard life, and he suffered a few great losses. He lost his mother when he was only nine years old, following by his older brother when he was at the age of twelve. John Paul II was a very athletic person growing up in life, also he was very smart too. He studied at the Jagiellonian University in 1938. He had very large interests in the studies of poetry and theatre. Unfortunately the University was shut down by german troops during the start of the invasion of Poland. The only thing about that was that John Paul II had other dreams to fulfil. He wanted to become a priest, so he began to study at a secret seminary run by the archbishop of Krakow. Once World War II ended he finished his studies as a priest and was ord...