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 WASHINGTON (AP) - Five American presidents in a row eagerly sought audiences with Pope John Paul II, even when the pontiff expressed strong opposition to some of their policies, such as President Clinton's support for abortion rights and President Bush's invasion of Iraq.
All five who occupied the White House during John Paul II's 26-year papacy — Carter, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton and George W. Bush — beat a path to the Vatican.
The current president visited the pope in Rome three times in his first term, most recently in June.
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