Paul II Karol Jozef Wojtyla, commonly known as John Paul II, was born in the Polish town of Wadowice on May18th, 1920 to happy parents Karol and Emilia. Although originally considering having an abortion during her pregnancy with Karol due to pre-determined birthing complications, Emilia declined the offer due to her devotion to the Catholic faith. Karol was the youngest of 3 children, his sister Olga died prior to his birth, but he was very close to his older brother, Edmund. Edmund grew up to be…
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