RIP John Paul II

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Originally Posted by Radar

For the record, the pope didn't do anything to bring down the berlin wall or in any way have an effect on communism.

He didn't have an effect in any way on communism? That's a pretty strong statement.

I thought he visited communist Cuba and as a direct result of that visit, athiest Cuba stopped its repression of religion. I'm sure I saw several news sources reporting that as fact. You could argue that Castro gets the credit for that, but it wouldn't have happened without the catalyst of the Pope.