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Section sizes in Pope John Paul II

Section size for Pope John Paul II (64 sections)
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Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	48,235	48,235	638	638
Early life	11,514	11,514	1,058	1,058
Priesthood	9,726	9,726	777	777
Episcopate and cardinalate	34	7,328	0	681
Call to the episcopate	1,972	1,972	224	224
Participation in Vatican II and subsequent events	5,322	5,322	457	457
Papacy	12	19,138	0	1,729
Election	5,355	5,355	578	578
Pastoral journeys	9,127	9,127	683	683
World Youth Days	1,350	1,350	150	150
Dedicated years	625	625	97	97
Music albums	1,387	1,387	47	47
Great Jubilee of 2000	1,282	1,282	174	174
Teachings	3,042	3,042	338	338
Promulgation of 1983 Code of Canon Law and 1992 Catechism of the Catholic Church	1,170	5,635	83	403
1983 Code of Canon Law	1,113	1,113	92	92
Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches	937	937	77	77
Pastor bonus	1,091	1,091	73	73
Catechism of the Catholic Church	1,324	1,324	78	78
Political views and activity	80	9,332	0	776
Anti-communism	69	8,164	0	749
Role as spiritual inspiration and catalyst	6,122	6,122	576	576
Communist attempt to compromise John Paul II	1,973	1,973	173	173
Latin American and Caribbean dictatorships	1,088	1,088	27	27
Relations with other Christian denominations and religions	169	11,767	0	984
Christian denominations	1,888	1,888	44	44
Religions	17	9,710	0	940
Judaism	314	314	26	26
Animism	2,609	2,609	290	290
Buddhism	3,022	3,022	258	258
Islam	2,631	2,631	283	283
Jainism	1,117	1,117	83	83
Assassination attempts and plots	8,090	8,090	882	882
Apologies	2,747	2,747	130	130
Health	4,054	4,054	283	283
Death and funeral	73	7,339	0	810
Final months	767	767	39	39
Final illness and death	3,428	3,428	422	422
Aftermath	3,071	3,071	349	349
Legacy	11	55,311	0	4,478
Posthumous recognition	82	24,671	0	1,922
Title "the Great"	3,104	3,104	358	358
Institutions named after John Paul II	3,303	3,303	0	0
Beatification	11,083	11,083	1,130	1,130
Canonisation	6,440	6,440	377	377
Beatification of the Pope's parents	659	659	57	57
Criticism	1,387	30,629	98	2,556
Opus Dei controversies	2,198	2,198	156	156
Banco Ambrosiano	1,842	1,842	250	250
Handling of sexual abuse scandals	15,791	15,791	1,311	1,311
Problems with traditionalists	2,787	2,787	237	237
Religion and AIDS	694	694	92	92
Social programmes	462	462	59	59
Argentine military regime	1,381	1,381	44	44
Ian Paisley	1,390	1,390	101	101
Međugorje apparitions	947	947	96	96
Beatification controversy	1,750	1,750	112	112
Personal life	4,883	4,883	327	327
See also	583	583	0	0
Notes	26	26	0	0
Citations	47,081	54,372	0	0
Sources	7,291	7,291	0	0
Further reading	63	63	0	0
External links	6,880	6,880	0	0
Total	270,065	270,065	14,294	14,294

Adding the title "the Great" to John Paul II's name

Latest comment: 1 year ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Hello to Whom It May Concern, after looking through the list of all the pontiffs I knew that Pope St. John Paul II was also referred to as "the Great" and in the article towards the bottom there is a reference to JP2's title of "the Great". So, I was wondering if it was alright to add "the great" behind Pope St. John Paul II's name at the top of the article banner info box to read "John Paul the Great" or "John Paul II the Great" figured I'd ask so he could match that of Pope Sts. Leo I, Gregory I, and Nicholas I? Thanks :) Starfield360 (talk) 01:19, 12 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

This is a devotional title which holds no official status, but that some Catholics use it has been added to the article. M.A.Spinn (talk) 16:21, 24 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

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Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 14:37, 24 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Another School

Latest comment: 4 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

there is St John Paul II College in Canberra Australia that could be added ~2025-41654-47 (talk) 08:53, 20 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

Done. Thanks for your suggestion! nil^nz 03:48, 31 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Footnote D is misplaced

Latest comment: 4 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I think footnote D, in the introductory paragraph, is misplaced. It explains that John Paul II is the first pope without Italian ancestry since 1523. I suggest repositioning it right after the phrase "He was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century," because it is precisely here that the text is addressing ethnicity/nationality. ~2026-15582-75 (talk) 03:27, 12 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

"Antipope John Paul II" listed at Redirects for discussion

Latest comment: 11 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The redirect Antipope John Paul II has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 July 29 § Antipopes until a consensus is reached. ~ A412 ^talk! 05:11, 29 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

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