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John paul ii by george weigel is such a bookone given to the church and to all people of goodwill, to communicate the myriad of ways god. To honour pope john paul ii for the twentysix years he has served as leader of the catholic church. Beautiful vatican souvenirs of pope john paul ii, great catholic gifts from italy. This volume is a tribute to pope john paul and to cardinal dulles as well as to all who contributed to it. Peter, the book tells the story of karol wojtyla, the man whose love of god and his proud, wartorn poland would change the twentieth century.
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