Question

Several political parties agreed to increase this institution’s influence in the Lanckorona Pact, allowing Wincenty Witos (“vint-SEN-tih VEE-toss”) to come to power. (-5[1])This institution, whose members made up the Znak, was targeted by Julia Brystiger, and its members were tried in a 1953 show (10[1])trial in Kraków. A member of this (10[1])institution named Maximilian Kolbe (10[5]-5[1])gave (10[1])up (10[2])his life (10[1]-5[1])at (10[1])Auschwitz (10[4])to save (10[1])a (10[2])fellow prisoner. (10[11]-5[1])In 1995, the head of this organization held a mass gathering in Manila (10[1])as part of World (10[1])Youth Day (10[2])and was targeted by Grey Wolves (10[2])assassin (10[1])Mehmet (10[1])Ali Ağca (10[2])(“AH-jah”). This institution (10[1])may have secretly (10[1]-5[1])funded Lech Wałęsa’s (“lekh vah-WEN-suh’s”) Solidarity (10[1])movement (10[1]-5[1])while under (10[1])the leadership (10[1])of a Polish (10[1])native. For 10 points, Karol Wojtyła (10[1])(“voy-TIH-wuh”) became the head of (10[1])what institution as John Paul (10[1])II? (10[3])■END■ (10[6])

ANSWER: Catholic Church [or Roman Catholic Church; accept Polish Catholic Church or Catholic Church of Poland; accept Conventual Franciscan Order; accept Kraków Curia; accept Vatican Bank; accept Institute for the Works of Religion or IOR; prompt on Christian church; prompt on Christian priesthood]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michal GerasimiukStanford MBerkeley B19-5
PeterOSU CMichigan D4110
William HoustonUChicago BUIUC B4810
Will HughesAuburn AGeorgia Tech E5210
Jiping FangUIUC DIndiana A52-5
Stephen WalshNorthwestern APurdue B5210
Simon Zimmerman (UG)Ohio State A (UG)CWRU D (DII)5210
Justin LeeImperial ABirmingham5210
Brendan BethlehemCambridge AWarwick B5210
Benedykt Chodzko-ZajkoSouthampton BEdinburgh5310
Leo Tao (UG)Michigan BKenyon A (UG)5410
Biniam AlaroUF BUCF A5410
Ryan FangStanford ABerkeley A56-5
Drew Scheiner (UG)MissouriVassar B5610
Karolis Margis (UG)Colorado CollegeMcGill E5710
Gannon RiceClemson AGeorgia A5810
Gabe DubowskiUIUC CWashU B5810
Alan Lee (UG)CWRU B (UG)Michigan State B (UG)5810
Cyrus ZhouWUSTL AOregon State5810
Benjamin WatsonOxford BLSE B6010
Ariel FaederPitt AKenyon A (UG)6110
Daniel Lian (DII)Michigan C (UG)CWRU A (UG)6110
Cohen WiegersEmory AGeorgia Tech A6310
Max KoldaNotre DamePurdue C63-5
Justin WytmarUIUC AIndiana B6310
Anton Akroush (DII)Michigan State AKenyon B (DII)6310
Elie Aoun (UG)CWRU A (UG)Ohio State B (DII)6310
Daniel Lian (DII)Michigan C (UG)Pitt B (UG)6310
Keerthana Krishnan (D2)Texas CVassar A6310
Khanh NguyenUF AUCF B6310
Samuel StellaFlorida State University AFlorida Tech B6310
Nathan EasowManchesterDurham A6310
Cormac BeirneLSE AImperial B6310
Arvin BoraghiCambridge CBristol B6310
Roan DowlingIowaNYU A7610
Tegan KapadiaGeorgia Tech DGeorgia Tech B8010
Eve FleisigBerkeley CStanford L8210
Yaj Jhajhria (DII)UW BUW A8210
John Chen (UG)UBC AUBC B8810
Eve MarambaUF CFlorida Tech A8810
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltCambridge D8910
Owen Gilroy (D2)Texas BNYU B9010
Ian LuGeorgia Tech FEmory B9210
Ved MuthusamyOxford AWarwick A9210
Danny Peelan (DII)Pitt AOhio State C (DII)9410
Joshua Garner (DII)Ohio State B (DII)Michigan A9710
Ruchir Kodihalli (UG)CWRU B (UG)Michigan B97-5
Danielle WebbSIUE APurdue D10110
Evan Moore (UG)Mississippi StateArkansas102-5
Nicholas NguyenUF DUF F10210
Coby TranUChicago CWashU C10410
Liam MarklandAlbertaSFU10610
Anton Akroush (DII)Michigan State APitt B (UG)10910
Rick LineBristol ADurham B11510
Calvin Bostleman (UG)Ohio State A (UG)Michigan State B (UG)11910
Justin HawkinsIndiana AUIUC D12410
Ryan SunBerkeley BStanford M12510
Evan DaviesMiamiUChicago D12510
Evan DaviesMiamiUChicago D12510
Nathaniel HullBerkeley AStanford A12610
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech CAlabama A12610
TJ PickeringAuburn BTusculum A12610
Aneesh ShrotriyaPurdue CNotre Dame12610
Aaron Garcia (UG)ArkansasMississippi State12610
Mitchell Hackett (D2)Central OklahomaOle Miss12610
Kevin Zheng (UG)Michigan BCWRU B (UG)13710