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The 23 pages that link to Pope John Paul II, each with the reason it gives.

• CanonizationRelated: His canonizations greatly increased the number of people formally recognized as saints.

• SolidarityRelated: His visits to Poland strengthened public confidence and the moral standing of opposition to communist rule.

• Papal conclaveRelated: His constitution remains the principal framework for modern conclaves.

• PopeBroader topic: His international presence made the modern papacy unusually visible beyond church institutions.

• Galileo affairRelated: His 1992 remarks publicly acknowledged errors in the handling of Galileo’s case.

• Pope Paul VIRelated: His election closed the era of Paul VI’s immediate successors and reshaped the papacy.

• Pope FrancisRelated: Francis’s election continued the global reach of the papacy established by his Polish predecessor.

• Mother TeresaRelated: He waived the usual waiting period before her beatification process began.

• Óscar RomeroRelated: John Paul II visited Romero’s tomb and later advanced his cause for sainthood.

• Jadwiga of PolandRelated: He canonized Jadwiga during a visit to Kraków in 1997.

• Pope Benedict XVIRelated: Ratzinger served as his doctrinal prefect for more than two decades before succeeding him.

• Catechism of the Catholic ChurchRelated: He commissioned the Catechism in 1985 and promulgated it in 1992.

• Canon law of the Catholic ChurchRelated: He issued the current Latin code after the revision begun following the Second Vatican Council.

• Congregation for the Doctrine of the FaithRelated: His 1988 constitution set out the congregation’s place and responsibilities in the Curia.

• Tadeusz MazowieckiRelated: His influence strengthened the Catholic public sphere in which Mazowiecki’s journalism developed.

• Carlos Filipe Ximenes BeloRelated: John Paul II visited East Timor in 1989, drawing attention to its Catholic community.

• House of SlavesRelated: His 1992 visit to Gorée brought international attention to the site’s memorial significance.

• Pope John Paul IRelated: The next pope continued the double name Luciani had introduced.

• Ernesto CardenalRelated: John Paul II publicly rebuked Cardenal in 1983 over his political service as a priest.

• CzęstochowaRelated: His visits reinforced the shrine’s place in modern Polish Catholic life.

• Faustina KowalskaRelated: He promoted Divine Mercy and canonized Faustina in 2000.

• Maximilian KolbeRelated: He canonized Kolbe in 1982, presenting him as a martyr of charity.

• Padre PioRelated: He presided over Padre Pio’s canonization, formalizing his recognition as a saint.