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CNN
Pope John Paul II was remembered Saturday as a \"champion of human freedom,\" a \"tireless advocate of peace\" and a man with a \"wonderful sense of humor\" who was easy to talk to.
Reuters
- Pope John Paul II, whose 26-year papacy helped defeat Communism in Europe but left a Roman Catholic Church divided over his rigorous orthodoxy, died on Saturday after a prolonged struggle with ill health.
The NEWYORK TIMES
Pope John Paul II died on Saturday night, succumbing finally to years of illness endured painfully and publicly, ending an extraordinary, if sometimes polarizing, 26-year reign that remade the papacy.
the Washington Post
John Paul II, the voyager pope who helped conquer communism and transformed the papacy with charisma and vigor, died Saturday night after a long battle with Parkinson\'s disease that became a lesson to the world in humble suffering. |
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