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Pope John Paul II

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The Resume

    (May 18, 1920-April 2, 2005)
    Born in Wadowice, Poland
    Birth name is Karol Wojtyla
    264th Pope (1978-2005)
    3rd longest reigning pope
    Appointed leader of over a billion Roman Catholics
    Died at 84 (April 2, 2005)
    Beatified (May 1, 2011); canonized (April 27, 2014)

Why he might be annoying:

    He believed in the religious dogma and refutes scientific knowledge.
    He believed in creation but accepted evolution.
    He was against pro choice and birth control.
    He fought gay rights.
    Sinead O'Connor ripped up his picture and said 'fight the real power' on 'Saturday Night Live' (1992).
    He said condoms are an 'ineffective' method of preventing the spread of AIDS and HIV (2001).

Why he might not be annoying:

    His mom died when he was just nine.
    He was the first Pope to come from a Communist country (Poland).
    He apologized to Jews, Muslims and Greeks for atrocities done by the Catholic church in the last 2000 years.
    He wanted to be an actor, but during World War II, he helped Jews escape Nazis.
    He was against capital punishment.
    He was wounded in an assassination attempt (1981) but pardoned the Turkish gunman, Mehmet Ali Agca (1983).
    He was the most travelled pope.
    He was the first pope to visit a Synagogue and Lutheran Church (1983).
    He beatified Jewish-born converted nun, Edith Stein, a saint (1987).
    He became the third longest reigning pope behind St. Peter and Pius XI (March 14, 2004).
    He was the first pope to pray at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.
    He had a tracheotomy (February 24, 2005).

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1217 Votes: 47.99% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 734 Votes: 50.27% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 353 Votes: 38.53% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1448 Votes: 38.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1092 Votes: 65.11% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 430 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 383 Votes: 74.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 93 Votes: 83.87% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 1620 Votes: 45.43% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 1300 Votes: 59.77% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 421 Votes: 49.88% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 3106 Votes: 44.27% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 4209 Votes: 49.68% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 5380 Votes: 25.69% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 1488 Votes: 35.15% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 671 Votes: 32.04% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 313 Votes: 48.88% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 3103 Votes: 46.57% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 7622 Votes: 47.51% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 2532 Votes: 41.35% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 2947 Votes: 43.06% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 67632 Votes: 83.62% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 42967 Votes: 43.71% Annoying