Word: weigel
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...book," Weigel said, explaining why the biography took him three years to complete. "He's been a very busy guy for 79 years...
...Weigel first suggested the idea of a biography to the Pope's spokesperson a number of years ago, and after "phone calls and faxes across the Atlantic," the Pope finally invited him to a dinner during which he approved the idea...
That was June of 1996, and Weigel has been working on the book full time since then...
...Weigel went on to address some of the book's more significant points, including John Paul II's role in the collapse of European communism...
...Communism's collapse] was a result of the revolution of conscience that [the Pope] excited in Europe," Weigel said, referring in part to John Paul II's historic visit to Poland...