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![]() ![]() ![]() Jason continues the biography from his years of study for the priesthood, to his years as priest, Cardinal and eventually his election as Pope. In reading about this period of his life It seemed almost a given to those around him that Karol Wotyla would become a priest. There his coworkers afforded him opportunities to go off in prayer. Eventually he left the quarry to work at a chemical plant. One example is walking two miles in wooden shoes in bitter cold temperatures with petroleum jelly coating his face to avoid frostbite. Regardless of how inspiring they may have been, I knew it wouldn’t bring any honor to John Paul to disseminate legends about him.”Īs you read about his time working in the quarry in Nazi occupied Poland, you get a feeling for just how terrible it was. ![]() “Unfortunately, there are extraordinary stories I did not include in the book because I was unable to locate the primary sources to substantiate them. However in the introduction he states this. Jason includes a number of stories in this section that I have not heard before. There are much deeper ones to read but the purpose of this part of the book was to serve as a brief overview of the life of John Paul and it serves that purpose well. Though brief, I found this section to be one of the more, well written biographies on him that I have read. In 80 pages Jason provides an intimate look into the life of our beloved Pope. The book starts off with a biography of Pope John Paul titled “From Wadowice to the Vatican”. ![]()
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