April 08, 2005

Pope John Paul II

While not being Catholic, I have had the chance to visit Vatican City twice, and one of those times attended the Wednesday services. In fact, the week that I attended that service was the week after September 11, 2001 (I had been in Germany the prior week).

It was my understanding that the Pope only took the ride around St. Peter's Square surrounded by bullet proof glass. That day, he didn't. Perhaps he did this regularly...or perhaps he did it for some other reason. Either way, it was something that I will not forget.

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That's a nice picture. I'm Catholic, as you may or may not know. Pope John Paul II became pope a little over a month after I was born, so I'm really sad to see him go...

Posted by: Mary at April 8, 2005 07:13 PM

Even though it's good he was a man of peace, and was instrumental in bringing down one manifestation of totalitarianism, it's very bad that he reigned as an enemy of so many other human freedoms for so long. May the next pope LIGHTEN UP. (And light up, for that matter!)

Posted by: August West at April 9, 2005 10:44 AM

Surely you don't swallow that hogwash about how the Pope destroyed communism? Everyone knows Dutch Bonzo did that.

Meanwhile, here's another young man who won't forget his trip to the Vatican anytime soon, either

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Molestation victim protests Vatican service

Echoes of the child sexual abuse scandal in the American Catholic Church reached Vatican City on Monday when a molestation victim appeared outside a key worship service led by Cardinal Bernard Law, the former archbishop of Boston who resigned in disgrace two years ago amid a scandal over his role in covering up the crimes of priests.

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Posted by: ChristianLibrul at April 11, 2005 09:54 PM