Media blooper.In reporting on the death of Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan Paweł II) born Karol Józef Wojtyła , many media outlets highlighted the fact that he was the first non-Italian pope since the 16th century. But viewers may have been shocked when a major TV news station reported John Paul II John Paul II, 1920–2005, pope (1978–2005), a Pole (b. Wadowice) named Karol Józef Wojtyła; successor of John Paul I. He was the first non-Italian pope elected since the Dutch Adrian VI (1522–23) and the first Polish and Slavic pope. was "the first non-Catholic a. 1. Not Roman Catholic; not adhering to the Catholic religion. n. 1. A person who is not a Roman Catholic. Noun 1. non-Catholic - a religious person who is not a Catholic pope in 400 years." Now that would be news! |
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