# Pope John Paul II is not deserving of sainthood

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 27, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-john-paul-ii-is-not-deserving-of-sainthood/687120 "2014-04-27T15:36:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-john-paul-ii-is-not-deserving-of-sainthood/687120/81 "2014-05-02T01:05:44Z")

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> [@dalej42](#):
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> Neither Pope John Paul II or Ronald Reagan ended communism. The communist economic and political system simply collapsed.

Oh really? All by its little own self, eh?

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