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Pope john paul ii

Pope John Paul, II is one of the pivotal figures of this century, the spiritual head of more than one billion believers and a world statesman of immense stature and influence. Yet, at the age of seventy-six and in the eighteenth year of his papacy, he remains a mystery -- theologically, politically, and personally. Now, through unprecedented access to both the Pope himself and those close to him, veteran New York Times correspondent and award-winning author Tad Szulc delivers the definitive biography of John Paul, II. This strikingly intimate portrait highlights the Polishness that shapes the Pope's mysticism and pragmatism, while providing a behind-the-scenes look at the significant events of his public and private life, including: -The inside story of the negotiations involving John Paul, II, Soviet President Gorbachev, and General Jaruzelski of Poland that led to Poland's and Eastern Europe's transition from communism to democracy -John Paul, II's secret diplomacy, which resulted in the establishment of relations between the Holy See and Israel -The never-before-told story of how the Polish communist regime helped to "make" Karol Wojtyla an archbishop, the key step on his road to the papacy. Fascinating and thought-provoking, this biography of Pope John Paul, II is vital reading not only for Roman Catholics, but for anyone interested in one of the most important figures of our time.

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  • "Jan Pavel II"
  • "Paus Johannes Paulus 2"
  • "Pope John Paul II"
  • "Pope John Paul II : the biography"
  • "Második János Pál pápa"

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  • "Pope John Paul, II is one of the pivotal figures of this century, the spiritual head of more than one billion believers and a world statesman of immense stature and influence. Yet, at the age of seventy-six and in the eighteenth year of his papacy, he remains a mystery -- theologically, politically, and personally. Now, through unprecedented access to both the Pope himself and those close to him, veteran New York Times correspondent and award-winning author Tad Szulc delivers the definitive biography of John Paul, II. This strikingly intimate portrait highlights the Polishness that shapes the Pope's mysticism and pragmatism, while providing a behind-the-scenes look at the significant events of his public and private life, including: -The inside story of the negotiations involving John Paul, II, Soviet President Gorbachev, and General Jaruzelski of Poland that led to Poland's and Eastern Europe's transition from communism to democracy -John Paul, II's secret diplomacy, which resulted in the establishment of relations between the Holy See and Israel -The never-before-told story of how the Polish communist regime helped to "make" Karol Wojtyla an archbishop, the key step on his road to the papacy. Fascinating and thought-provoking, this biography of Pope John Paul, II is vital reading not only for Roman Catholics, but for anyone interested in one of the most important figures of our time."@en
  • "Is Pope John Paul II leading the Roman Catholic Church toward triumphal survival in the third millennium of the Christian era or is he presiding over one of its deepest crises in history? Is the world's oldest organized religious institution at a dramatic crossroads? These are the questions facing Roman Catholicism in this final phase of the long and extraordinary pontificate of the Polish pope, the spiritual head of nearly one billion believers and a world statesman of immense stature and influence, perhaps the greatest and most charismatic figure the Church has produced in the twentieth century."
  • "Is Pope John Paul II leading the Roman Catholic Church toward triumphal survival in the third millennium of the Christian era or is he presiding over one of its deepest crises in history? Is the world's oldest organized religious institution at a dramatic crossroads? These are the questions facing Roman Catholicism in this final phase of the long and extraordinary pontificate of the Polish pope, the spiritual head of nearly one billion believers and a world statesman of immense stature and influence, perhaps the greatest and most charismatic figure the Church has produced in the twentieth century."@en

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  • "Biografie"
  • "Biography"
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  • "Biographie"
  • "Biografieën (vorm)"
  • "Electronic books"@en

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  • "Juan Pablo II : la biografía"
  • "Papež Jan Pavel II"
  • "Pope John Paul II"
  • "Jan Paweł II"@pl
  • "Jan Paweł II"
  • "El Papa Juan Pablo II : la biografía"@es
  • "El Papa Juan Pablo II : la biografía"
  • "Pope john paul ii"@en
  • "Papiez Jan Pawel II : biografia"
  • "Pope John Paul II : the biography"
  • "Pope John Paul II : the biography"@en
  • "Paus Johannes Paulus II : de biografie"
  • "II. János Pál pápa élete"@hu
  • "II. János Pál pápa élete"
  • "Papież Jan Paweł II : biografia"@pl
  • "Papież Jan Paweł II : biografia"
  • "João Paulo II : a vida de Karol Wojtyła"
  • "Jan Paweł II papież nieśmiertelny : biografia i testament"@pl
  • "El Papa Juan Pablo II : la biografía definitiva"
  • "Pope John Paul II. : the biography"@en
  • "Pope John Paul II. : the biography"
  • "II. János Pál pápa : élete"
  • "Pope John Paul II the biography"@en
  • "Pope John Paul II the biography"
  • "Ioann Pavel II"
  • "Pope John Paul II : The biography"
  • "Papež Janez Pavel II. : življenjepis"@sl
  • "Papst Johannes Paul II. : die Biographie"

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