Any list of the most influential figures of the second half of the twentieth century would arguably have to begin with the name of Pope John Paul II. From 1978, when he was inaugurated, to the present, over a quarter of a century later, the Pope has been a dominant force in the world, both within the Catholic and Christian Church, and in the larger international community.
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Tollefsen, C. (2004). Introduction: John Paul II's Contribution to Catholic Bioethics. In: Tollefsen, C. (eds) John Paul Ii's Contribution To Catholic Bioethics. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 84. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3130-4_1
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