The Religious Legacy of John Paul II
April 2, 2005
John Paul II's papacy was dramatic and historic on many fronts. Speaking of Faith explores some of the critical religious issues of his 26 years as pontiff and discusses the great and contradictory impact he made on the Catholic Church in America and abroad. Host Krista Tippett speaks with NPR's senior European correspondent Sylvia Poggioli, priest and author Donald Cozzens, and Yale theologian Margaret Farley.

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Pope John Paul II tries to deliver his Urbi et Orbi blessing to the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's square at the Vatican during the Easter mass on March 27, 2005. A frail Pope John Paul II failed to voice a traditional Easter Sunday blessing for the first time in his 26-year pontificate. (OSSERVATORE ROMANO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Extended Interview
In this audio not included in the radio program, Donald Cozzens addresses the perceived liberalism and conservatism of Pope John Paul II on various issues, and discusses the pontiff's views of the priesthood.

John Paul II Singing
Listen to the newly elected pope singing in his native Polish at an open-air service in Krakow during the first months of his papacy in the spring of 1979.

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Sylvia Poggioli
Poggioli is senior European correspondent for National Public Radio's foreign desk.

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Donald Cozzens
Cozzens is Professor of Theology at John Carroll University and author.

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Margaret A. Farley
Farley is Gilbert L. Stark Professor of Christian Ethics at Yale University Divinity School.
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