Q:Facts: - title: president of the pontifical council for the laity - predecessor: james francis cardinal stafford - birth date: 4 july 1945 - consecrated by: pope john paul ii - created cardinal by: pope benedict xvi - name: stanisaw cardinal ryko - birth place: andrychow , poland - previous post: titular secretary of the pontifical council for the laity -lrb- 1995 archbishop -- 2003 -rrb- of novica -lrb- 1995 -- 2007 -rrb- - type: cardinal - consecration: 6 january 1996 - ordination: 30 march 1969 - nationality: polish - motto: lux mea christus -lrb- christ , my light -rrb- - other post: cardinal-deacon of sacro cuore di cristo re - cardinal: 24 november 2007 - ordained by: karol -rrb- jozef wojtya -lrb- later pope john paul ii - appointed: 4 october 2003 - coat of arms: coat of arms of stanisaw ryko.svg - image: abprylko.jpg - religion: roman catholic - rank: cardinal-deacon Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of stanisaw ryko .
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stanisaw ryko -lrb- born 4 july 1945 -rrb- is a polish cardinal of the roman catholic church .he currently serves as president of the pontifical council for the laity , and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007 .