An amazing turn of events, given that the previous leaders in Moscow watched his every move in Poland, bugged his office, tried blackmail him, attempted to turn the College of Cardinals against him, propogandized his own Church against him and of course, tried to assasinate him.
” the 2634th pope, John Paul II”
Uh....that would be 265th Pope!
(If you count Stephen II, who died before being consecrated)