Yes, he was an interesting man with a number of talents and skills - certainly “the” travelling pope of all time.

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I think Pope JP II was a decent guy. He sttod by the Polish people during their years of struggle.

Not being religious myself I would like more input from religious people on how he affected them.

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Here are a few excerpts from emails I’ve received from religious people.

“As I was at the gym this morning, I watched

CNN, and felt very, very moved to see

the line-up of people, 2 MILES long, silently and patiently waiting to file past his coffin.” A former nun.

“Seems like the whole world is converging on Rome, and the mood in the city is jubilant. The death of the Pope–characteristically

dramatic–serves to remind us of our common humanity. And, I must say, the attention

being given to this event from the four corners of the earth, shows that the thrust

and purpose of Vatican II is being realized: that the Church is an important institution for the whole world; we just can’t keep it for ourselves.” A Catholic living in Rome

“The first thing my students said to me, even before we got to class was, ‘The Pope died.’ I told them that if they want to be loved in their lifetime and at their passing, they should be like the Pope: loving, caring for the poor, speaking out against injustice, and forgiving.

The duality of life will always exist because how would you know what goodness and kindness are unless you compare them to evil and selfishness. We battle with our shadow and some of us are more victorious than others, while others forget totally that

they were meant for goodness and kindness.

It was impressive that the pope had so many people pray for him and then mourn for him. However, in your moment of death, I do believe that you are alone with yourself. You are the you that is your personality, and then there is the you, who is the silent observer, the person who accompanies you

in your life and the part of you that comes from ’somewhere else’.

Then there is the connection to the Divine. That connection is always there. God is always with us. We cannot be apart. The thought that one can be alone in death is mistaken. Your personality will always put you in the fear mode, ‘not good enough, not loved enough, not worthy….’

Basically, all you need is one person on this planet who has loved you a great deal. That’s all it takes to feel loved. Because the love that comes from a relationship, is part of God at work. If you don’t have that

one person, then you can have the memories of that person. If you don’t have the memories of a loved one, then you have the sky and the stars and the earth beneath your feet and the flowers and all of God’s creatures who loved you. Everyone is loved, whether they know it or not.

No one is alone who has connected to God or has connected to life which is God’s creation.” High School Teacher

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