Do you like popes? Yes? Well, Did you know both Pope John Paul the II and Pope Francis did many fantastic wonders that changed people's lives around the world. First I will tell you about Jorge Mario Bergoglio or as most people know him, Pope Francis. Pope Francis was born on December 17, 1936 in Buenos Aires Argentina. An interesting fact is Pope Francis was baptized on December 25, Christmas Day. Jorge was born to Mario and Regina Bergoglio and has two brothers and two sisters. Pope Francis studied chemistry graduated from a technical school as a chemical technician at Diocesan Seminary of Villa Devoto. One of Pope Francis's mission was to stop abortion because it isn't right to abort babies because they're ugly or have a deformation. Another Fran fact is, at the mass of the Philippines, Pope Francis had the most people there watching with over 6,000,000 people.
Most People in the world know Pope John Paul the II. Pope John Paul our 224th pope was known for his generosity and humbleness towards others. Karol Jōzef Wohjityla (a pope John Paul the II was born to Karol and Emilia Woujityla on May 18,1920 in WadowWice, Poland. A fun fact was that If you put all Pope John Paul the II's writing all together it would be about twenty bibles long. Pope John Paul was the first pope to be a non - Italian pope in over 400 years. On Wednesday, May 13, 1981 at St. Peter's square at Vatican City, Pope Francis was shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali Agca. Mehmet was arrested and sent to jail only to find out Pope John Paul the II had come to visit Mehmet to have mercy on him and forgive him in person. Pope John Paul the II was declared a canonized saint on April 27, 2014. St. Pope John Paul the II was a good man and loved children, the poor and animals. Pope John Paull the II died on April 2, 2005. Now let's talk about some similarities.
Although, both St. John Paul the II and Pope Francis have many differences, both popes had many similarities. For example, both Pope Francis and St. Pope John Paul the II loved and played soccer. Pope Francis liked San Lorenzo di Almagro. Both popes loved children, poor and animals. Both Popes wanted to help stop abortion all around the world. Something really important that's a similarity is that both popes visited the U.S. See Pope both Pope Francis and St. Pope John Paul the II have many similarities and differences but at the end, they were all good people that served the lord with all their heart.