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> [Pope John Paul II himself was kind of a rather independent, creative man. I remember being told by somebody who worked very close with him in preparation for his first visit to the United States in 1979, he studied our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/pope-john-paul-ii-himself-was-kind-of-a-rather-independent-creative/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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