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Pope Paul VI |
 | | Pope Paul VI, Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini (September 26, 1897 - August 6, 1978), Pope of the Roman Catholic Church (1963-1978), was born in Sarezzo[?], in northern Italy, of a family of the local nobles. |
 | | Pope Paul's most controversial decision occurred on July 24, 1968, when in his encyclical[?] Humanae Vitae, "Of Human Life", he rejected the recommendations of a commission established by John XXIII and reaffirmed the Catholic Church's disapproval of artificial birth control. |
 | | Pope Paul VI became the first pope to visit all five continents, and was until the election of Pope John Paul II the most travelled pope in history, earning the nickname the Pilgrim Pope. |
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