Several correspondence between Pope John Paul II and a Polish-American woman that suggested the late pope may have broken his celibacy has emerged.
The hundreds of letters and photographs that tell the story of Pope John Paul II’s close relationship with the married woman, Polish-born American philosopher Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, which lasted more than 30 years was discovered by the BBC. 
Though there is no suggestion that Pope John Paul, who died in 2005, broke his vow of celibacy, his friendship with Ms Tymieniecka(both pictured) began in 1973 when she contacted the future Pope, Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, then Archbishop of Krakow, about a book on philosophy that he had written.
Shortly afterwards, the pair began to correspond. At first the cardinal’s letters were formal, but as their friendship grew, they become more intimate, BBC said.
The BBC’s report said in 1974, the late pope wrote in a letter to her that he was re-reading four of her letters written in one month because they were “so meaningful and deeply personal”.
It was reported that the pair worked on an expanded version of the cardinal’s book, The Acting Person, and they met many times – sometimes with his secretary present, sometimes alone.
