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    Pope john Paul II Karol Wojtyla's 25 years as head of the Catholic Church have made history. But a gulf has opened up between his conservative message and the practices of many believers. There is a chasm dividing the Church's teaching on sexual and social topics and the practices of millions of Catholics.
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