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85 percent of Poles want John Paul II to be country's patron saint: poll
Yahoo! News ^
| April 18, 2005
| AFP
Posted on 04/18/2005 12:27:32 PM PDT by El Conservador
WARSAW (AFP) - Eighty- five percent of Poles would like their beloved native son, the late pope John Paul II, to be named the country's patron saint, according to an opinion poll released.
Just eight percent of those asked opposed the idea of proclaiming John Paul II the patron saint of the predominantly Catholic country, according to the survey of 800 people conducted by the Pentor institute on April 13.
John Paul II, born Karol Wojtyla in the southern Polish town of Wadowice in 1920, died on April 2 at age 84.
Poland currently has three patron saints, Adalbert, Stanislas and Casimir.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: johnpaul; johnpaulii; johnpaulthegreat; jpii; poland
To: NYer; Salvation; lizol; Lukasz; raybbr; sharkhawk; twinself
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posted on
04/18/2005 12:30:04 PM PDT
by
anonymoussierra
("Et iube me venire ad te, ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te in saecula saeculorum. Amen."Totus Tuus!!!!)
To: El Conservador
Aren't thet gettin a bit ahead of themselves?
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posted on
04/18/2005 12:30:55 PM PDT
by
Mears
("The Killer Queen,caviar and cigarettes")
To: El Conservador; american colleen; Lady In Blue; Salvation; narses; SMEDLEYBUTLER; redhead; ...
Santo Subito! Catholic Ping - Please freepmail me if you want on/off this list
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posted on
04/18/2005 12:31:28 PM PDT
by
NYer
("America needs much prayer, lest it lose its soul." John Paul II)
To: El Conservador
Just you wait till there's a string of miracles...
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posted on
04/18/2005 12:33:07 PM PDT
by
GSlob
To: Mears; JoAnka
You do not know my country good friend Jan Pawel II is total Poland Poland is Jan Pawel II
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posted on
04/18/2005 12:35:30 PM PDT
by
anonymoussierra
("Et iube me venire ad te, ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te in saecula saeculorum. Amen."Totus Tuus!!!!)
To: El Conservador
Is this the latest Pole poll?
To: El Conservador; NYer
Don't forget the most important patron saint of them all: the Blessed Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Czestochowa.
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posted on
04/18/2005 12:51:12 PM PDT
by
Pyro7480
("All my own perception of beauty both in majesty and simplicity is founded upon Our Lady." - Tolkien)
To: anonymoussierra
You do not know my country good friend Jan Pawel II is total Poland Poland is Jan Pawel II I think it's a great idea. Polska bump!
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posted on
04/19/2005 4:29:56 AM PDT
by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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