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Wanted to buy or had wanted to buy

1b00A Polish businessman has bought the former family home of Pope John Paul II and donated it to the Catholic Church.02b00 02br
00The Church had wanted to buy the 19th Century property but had been unable to afford the hefty price tag. 02br
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00John Paul II was born and grew up in the three-storey townhouse in the southern Polish town of Wadowice. 02br
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00The announcement of the sale comes ahead of nationwide events to commemorate the first anniversary of his death. 02br
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00The sale of the house had been the subject of months of intense speculation. 02br
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00When it went on the market late last year the Polish Catholic Church announced it was interested in buying it.02br
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00The church had wanted to buy the 19th Century property but had been unable to afford the hefty price tag.02br
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00Is the above sentence fine? I would write the simple past here.02br
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00The church wanted to buy the 19th Century property but had been unable to afford the hefty price tag. [ Is this inorrect in the given context?]02br
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02b 00 02br 02br 00The Church had wanted to buy the 19th Century property but had been unable to afford the hefty price tag. 02br 02br 00John Paul II was born and grew up in the three-storey townhouse in the southern Polish town of Wadowice. 02br 02br 00The announcement of the sale comes ahead of nationwide events to commemorate the first anniversary of his death.

  • 02b 00 02br 02br 00The Church had wanted to buy the 19th Century property but had been unable to afford the hefty price tag.
  • 02br 02br 00John Paul II was born and grew up in the three-storey townhouse in the southern Polish town of Wadowice.
  • 02br 02br 00The announcement of the sale comes ahead of nationwide events to commemorate the first anniversary of his death.
  • 02br 02br 00The sale of the house had been the subject of months of intense speculation.
  • 02br 02br 02br 00Is the above sentence fine?
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01b00A Polish businessman has bought the former family home of Pope John Paul II and donated it to the Catholic Church.02b00 02br
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