Today is the feast of Pope St. John Paul II. The saint played a major role in the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe. Professor at Grove City College and author of "A Pope and A President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century," Paul Kengor, joins to talk about the significance of Pope John Paul II being the first non-Italian Pope in more than 450 years, when he was elected in 1978. Kengor shares what the reaction among the Communist leaders in Eastern Europe was. The author explains whether Pope John Paul II's famous trip to his homeland in 1979 played a role in the end of Communism. Kengor discusses why fighting Communism was so important to the saint. Kengor wrote that "despite his own pleas of humility, St. John Paul II deserves great credit for his role in providing a powerful push to end Communism in Eastern Europe." The author and professor fills us in on whether he thinks St. John Paul II receives the credit he deserves.

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