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Article: Celebrates 23rd Anniversary as Pope and 55 Years as a Priest Pope John Paul II: Extraordinary Pro-Life Leader.(Brief Article)
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- National Right to Life News
- Article date:
- November 1, 2001
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Vatican City (October 16) - - Around the world, pro-life leaders heralded the 23rd anniversary of Pope John Paul II's election to head the Catholic Church. His dynamic and steadfast pro-life leadership, his commitment to build a "culture of life" which would defend and protect innocent human life, especially that of the unborn child, has been the cornerstone of his papacy.
A charismatic and dynamic communicator, Pope John Paul II used every possible opportunity to continually remind the world of the Gospel message to protect and defend all innocent human life. His 1995 encyclical Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) may well be one of the most important pro-life ...