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Breaking Ground


Published: Apr 2, 2005

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Though theologically conservative, Pope John Paul II had a distinctly progressive streak. Defying centuries-old traditions, he became the

* first pope to beatify a married couple

* first to beatify a person of Gypsy heritage

* first to meet with a president of the former Soviet Union

* first to enter a mosque

* first to visit a synagogue

* first to visit Great Britain in 450 years

* first to write a best-selling book

* first to lecture at Harvard

* first to wear a wristwatch

* first non-Italian pope in 455 years

* first to visit the White House



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