Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: In 1982 , by decision of Pope John Paul II , the Catholic Church made it into a personal prelatureâ '' that is , the jurisdiction of its own bishop covers the persons in Opus Dei wherever they are , rather than geographical dioceses .
Simplified: Opus Dei was approved by the Catholic Church in 1941 . And it became a personal prelature in 1982 because of Pope John Paul II .