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| John Paul II served as pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005. Originally from Poland, he was the first non-Italian to serve as pope since Adrian VI of The Netherlands, who served from 1522 to 1523. John Paul II governed the church from a staunchly conservative position, opposing birth control, the ordination of women, and political participation by the clergy. | ||||||
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