He was succeeded by a man who served as his prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Joseph Ratzinger.
This man, who gave a series of Wednesday lectures, had a devotion to Our Lady of Fatima, who he credited with protecting him. This author of Theology of the Body wrote documents on moral theology and on the sanctity of life, the encyclicals Veritatis Splendour and Evangelium Vitae. He was succeeded by a man who served as his prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Joseph Ratzinger. For 10 points, name this predecessor to Benedict the Sixteenth, the first pope from Poland.
This man, who gave a series of Wednesday lectures, had a devotion to Our Lady of Fatima, who he credited with protecting him.
Pope John Paul II [prompt on John Paul; or Ionnes Paulus II; or Karol Jozef Wojtyla]