I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment.
-- Pope John Paul II
   
Pope John Paul II   Name:
Pope John Paul II
Type:
Clergyman
Nationality:
Polish
Birth:
May 18, 1920
Death:
April 2, 2005
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