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| Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 11:53 pm Post subject: Pope John Paul II | |
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1920 - 2005
He died today. May he rest in peace. 
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His most valuable accomplishment was not bringing faith to the young, but bringing the young to faith. His World Youth Day rallies played a big part in that. NOw, even as he lay dying, the young came to him. He heard them
Whether or not these young people keep their catholicism as they grow up does not matter. What matters is that they will have learnt faith, in more than just a religious sense. All kinds of seeds have been sown for the next generation crop. By addressing the young, Pope John Paul II made sure as many of those seeds as possible received adequate quantities of the right quality water. I did not agree with the way many of the more recent issues were handled by the Vatican, but this man, Pope John Paul II, lived through so much and affected so many people in such a postive way that I have no right to even dream of criticising him for anything. May the good man rest in peace. ... I have a strong feeling that the papacy is about to be reclaimed by an Italian national again. |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:52 am Post subject: | |
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I'm a Catholic but not an avid churchgoer. However, The pope is the man who i took my comformation name from back in 79'.
He will be severely missed by everyone the world over. He's in a better place now though. |
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