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==Election and Pontificate==
==Election and Pontificate==
[[File:Pope John Paul II and President Augusto Pinochet.jpg|thumbnail|left|[[President of Chile|President]] [[Augusto Pinochet]] with Pope John Paul II visiting Chile in 1987.]]
The Conclave of Cardinals elected him [[pope]] on October 16, 1978. As pope, John Paul II traveled to more countries, and traveled more miles than any other previous pope. He also conducted more public meetings with the faithful, as the total attendance of his Wednesday audiences alone eclipsed 17,600,000 people. Controversially, during his reign, as many new saints were canonized as had been canonized in the reigns of all previous popes combined.
The Conclave of Cardinals elected him [[pope]] on October 16, 1978. As pope, John Paul II traveled to more countries, and traveled more miles than any other previous pope. He also conducted more public meetings with the faithful, as the total attendance of his Wednesday audiences alone eclipsed 17,600,000 people. Controversially, during his reign, as many new saints were canonized as had been canonized in the reigns of all previous popes combined.