1. Pope John Paul II By: Maddison DeGruchy and Sam LeVangie

2. Background information  Pope John Paul II was born May 18th, 1920.  He was born in the Republic of Poland.  His mother died when he was 9, and his brother died when he was 12.  Pope died April 2nd, 2005.  He served as a pope from 1978-2005.

3. Education  He went to the University of Krakow's Jagiellonian in 1938.  John Paul was interested in theater and poetry.  School got closed because of the Nazi’s.  Wanting to be a priest he studied at a secret seminary running.  After WW2 was over he finished his religious studies at a Krakow seminary.

4. What were his contributions to society  He spread his wisdom to youth as much as possible.  He was influenced debates on religion freedom  His views about the role of women in the church were positive compared to a lot of people during that time.

5. Why is Pope John Paul II so important?  He made history by becoming the first non-Italian pope in four hundred years ● Pope John Paul gave the idea that Christianity and the evolution theory are related. ● Meaning religion and the evolution theory are not mutually exclusive

6. ● He basically said that there is so much evidence out there that people cannot deny both theories. ● Stories that are told in the bible shouldn’t been taken literally and do have science behind them if you look for the real meaning.

8. About  First pope to visit the White House.  First modern pope to visit a synagogue.( Jewish equivalent of a church)  The most widely traveled pope in history.  Died from cardiocirculatory collapse and septic shock 

9. Resources  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II  http://www.biography.com/people/john-paul-ii- 9355652#synopsis http://www.biography.com/people/john-paul-ii- 9355652#synopsis  http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en.html  http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/02/world/pope-john-paul-ii-fast- facts/ http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/02/world/pope-john-paul-ii-fast- facts/ http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/diplomatic http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB8QFjAAahUKEwiegKKr4p_IAhWENz4 KHY3uCGY&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftaylormarshall.com%2F2014%2F04%2F10-facts-saint-john-paul- ii.html&usg=AFQjCNE37qpk_eyk-_xsxnTTilaqhfrxLA&bvm=bv.104226188,d.cWw