The Power of Karol Wojtyla
The remarkable Karol Wojtyla, also known as Pope John Paul II, has just left this earth. The spiritual leader of some one billion Catholic Christians around the world, Wojtyla helped bring about the collapse of communism in Poland in the late 1980s.
How instrumental was he in communism's fall? Lech Walesa, founder of Poland's Solidarity movement weighs in:
Karol Wojtyla 1920-2005 R.I.P."We know what the Pope has achieved. Fifty percent of the collapse of communism is his doing," said Walesa. "More than one year after he spoke these words, we were able to organize 10 million people for strikes, protests and negotiations. Earlier we tried, I tried, and we couldn't do it. These are facts. Of course, communism would have fallen, but much later and in a bloody way. He was a gift from the heavens to us."
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The Pope's steadfast stand on principle will rank him high in history. His refusal to compromise with the evil of communism was masterful, and proved without a doubt the wisdom of confronting evil and defeating it.
So, how many divisions can the Pope field?
None. And it was enough.
A great man. Thank you for sharing yourself with us, John Paul.
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