An orthopaedic surgeon confirmed in 2001 that Pope John Paul II was suffering from Parkinson's disease, as international observers had suspected for some time; this was acknowledged publicly by the Vatican in 2003.
Ortopedická operácia v roku 2001 potvrdila, že pápež Ján Pavol II. trpí na Parkinsonovu chorobu, o ktorej sa už dlhšiu dobu špekulovalo; Vatikán to potvrdil v roku 2003.