The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the street can grasp a religious message, but how to employ the communications media so as to let him have the full impact of the Gospel message.
Description264th Pope of the Catholic Church, saint
AliasesKarol Józef Wojty?a; Karol Wojty?a; Pope John Paul II; Saint John Paul
BornMay 18, 1920
DiedApril 2, 2005
CountryPoland; Vatican City
ProfessionCatholic Priest; Poet; Politician; Esperantist; Philosopher; Writer; Human Rights Activist
AwardsCharlemagne Prize; Order Of The White Eagle; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Congressional Gold Medal; Order Of The Smile; Order Of St. Gregory The Great; Order Of Pius IX; Order Of The Golden Spur; Robert Schuman Medal