During the next few years Wojtyla worked ceaselessly in Poland, gaining concessions from the communist government and widespread support from the public whilst also contributing to Vatican policy. Pope John Paul II Karol Wojtyla was elected as Pope in 1978, bocamming the third that year, and the first non-Italian to hold the office since Hadrian VI, 455 years earlier...
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The short rule of John Paul I may have figured heavily in the conclave's choice of Wojtyla - who was a comparatively young 58 - but Karol had received votes in 1978's first set of papal elections and was seen as an excellent compromise choice. Whatever the reasons, Wojtyla adopted his predecessor's name to become John Paul II, partly as a mark of respect, and partly to show a continuation of policy...
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