Pope John Paul II Quotes
The person who does not decide to love forever will find it very difficult to really love for even one day.
Pope John Paul II. Homily at the Mass for the Youth in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1 July 1980.
Pope John Paul II was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005. He was elected pope by the second papal conclave of 1978, which was called after John Paul I, who had been elected in August to succeed Pope Paul VI, died after 33 days. Cardinal Wojtyła was elected on the third day of the conclave and adopted the name of his predecessor in tribute to him. John Paul II is recognised as helping to end Communist rule in his native Poland and the rest of Europe.