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Today we watched a film about an interesting person. His ideas, principles, and strength of spirit to conquer. He was an extraordinary man. During his pontificate, he dedicated his life to the benefit of humanity. He fought against communism.
In 1939, when World War II began, Karol Wojtyla was a student, but he studied secretly during the German occupation of Poland. During a trip to the East with his father, Karol sees suffering and evil that humans are able to cause. Аfter a while his father died. And that is the death of the last of a loved one, along with all the grief and evil that Nazi power poles, choked to Karol Wojtyla last impulse: he decided to devote his whole life to the struggle against evil, which appeared invariably prevailed in the world. Thus the aim of his priesthood and of life to devote himself to the others, to defend the dignity of every person. However, chose not to armed struggle, fight evil through violence, as most of his peers, and the path of love is service to God. He decided to become a priest. When the Nazis were especially brutally persecuted Catholic clergy, Karol, despite this, continued to serve the Church and inspire people, giving them hope, even if it was illegal.
Polish Nazis came to power, who tried to build a new Poland, have not been able to reduce the authority of the Church in the country. In Poland, the Catholic Church has always been a center of moral resistance to the Communist ideology.
I am personally impressed by the skills of Karol inspire people. His speeches were filled with pride, sincerity, courage and desire to fight for what he believes. His words can’t leave anyone indifferent. He served his people and his country, and trying to convince people not to give up, despite the difficult time. In my opinion, at the time he was a beacon of hope for the Polish people. Thanks to him, they were able to preserve their culture, faith and dignity. After all the suffering and horrors, which

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