Question

This figure’s intercession allegedly cured the Parkinson’s of Sister Marie Simon-Pierre. This person’s funeral was the first in which pilgrims chanted ‘Santo Subito!’. This person took inspiration from the Light-Life movement to create an event that peaked with a gathering of 5 million at Luneta Park in Manila. This person’s book Love and Responsibility and lecture series “Theology of the Body” entrenched the teaching of (*) natural family (10[1])planning. This person’s silence on one (-5[1])issue led (-5[1])Sinead O’Connor to (10[1])tear up his portrait on (10[2]-5[1])SNL. This person established World Youth Day and made an official 1979 visit to the Eastern Bloc that helped inspire the Solidarity movement. For 10 points, name this Polish saint who preceded Benedict XVI as pope. (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: Pope Saint John Paul II [or Karol Józef Wojtyła; accept JP2; prompt on Pope John Paul]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Moses KitakuleColumbia BYale6710
Lexi TermanRutgersLehigh B73-5
Andre WongColumbia CLehigh A75-5
Evan SchleckGathererNYU B7810
Cooper RohColumbia APrinceton8310
Miles JaffeeLehigh AColumbia C8310
Zoë KaperonisBardNYU C83-5
Nibandh KulkarniNYU CBard11910
Claire WilsonLehigh BRutgers11910

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2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y6100%0%50%91.50
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2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y4100%0%50%108.75
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y6100%0%33%97.67
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%0%33%91.67