Pope John Paul II: the first 20 years.(special 4-page pullout section)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: October 16, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

A collection of quotes from National Catholic Reporter coverage of the election of Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla to the papacy on Oct 16, 1978, and continuing yearly through 1998, is provided. His conservatism, extensive travels, and clashes with the Catholicism, are highlighted.

The following 20-year sketch of the pontificate of Pope John Paul II intersperses materials taken from the official Vatican chronology (italic) with NCR news repons and commentary. It begins with NCR's initial reaction to the Oct. 16, 1978, election of Cardinal Karol Wojtyla of Cracow, Poland, as successor to ...

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