Pope John Paul II vs John Paul II

Pope John Paul II and John Paul II both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Pope John Paul II	Yes	No	No	No
John Paul II	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Pope John Paul II and John Paul II are synonyms defined as:

Pope John Paul II and John Paul II: the first Pope born in Poland; the first Pope not born in Italy in 450 years (1920-2005)

Other synonyms of Pope John Paul II include Karol Wojtyla.

Pope John Paul II (noun)	John Paul II (noun)
the first Pope born in Poland; the first Pope not born in Italy in 450 years (1920-2005)	the first Pope born in Poland; the first Pope not born in Italy in 450 years (1920-2005)