Do Not Be Afraid: The Life and Teachings of Pope John Paul II on AllMovie

Do Not Be Afraid: The Life and Teachings of Pope John Paul II follows the career of Karol Wojtyla, the man who would one day be named Pope John Paul II. Ordained a priest in 1946, Wojtyla became the first native of Poland to be made pontiff of the Catholic Church, and the first non-Italian elected pope since 1522. Employing archival footage and an English-language interview with the pope, this HBO production depicts Pope John Paul II's life from his days as a student of philosophy, literature and drama, to his stint as teacher of ethics and technology, to his rapid rise from priest to Archbishop to Cardinal, and, finally, to the Catholic Church's highest office, where he became a world renowned public figure dispensing the Christian message of peace.