Pope John Paul II - The Man
Just yesterday, the Pope's ailing condition was all over the world. Local and cable TV stations made their public announcements calling everyone to pray for the Pope's recovery. Then it hit us all, Pope John Paul II passed away at around 3 AM this morning. That's the first news that I heard today. That's the news on any local and cable station on TV. That's the news on every sidewalk and street corner. That's the news of the year, perhaps the news of the century.
I was one of the millions of people who attended the World Youth Day in 1995. It was one of the biggest people-participation events of the last century. Now everyone mourns, everyone grieves. Everyone pays respect, offers love and prayers. The Vatican was flocked by people from all nations and religions. Catholics, Christians, Buddhists, Hindi, Muslims and evenpagans and atheists. Because even if some people did not believe in a god, they believed in the Pope, the man.
03 April 2005 | 10:46 PM
I was one of the millions of people who attended the World Youth Day in 1995. It was one of the biggest people-participation events of the last century. Now everyone mourns, everyone grieves. Everyone pays respect, offers love and prayers. The Vatican was flocked by people from all nations and religions. Catholics, Christians, Buddhists, Hindi, Muslims and evenpagans and atheists. Because even if some people did not believe in a god, they believed in the Pope, the man.
03 April 2005 | 10:46 PM
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