May he rest in peace.
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The Pope has died.
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What a very sad day
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He died at 9:37 p.m., CET (Rome time). I'm tuned into CNN International. http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe...ies/index.html
My prayers, to his soul
Plase God Admit him at your kingdom
Plase God Admit him at your kingdom
May he rest in peace.
He is in a better place now. God rest his soul.
He's with his father now. God bless.
May he rest in peace and be in eternity and light. He was truly a great man, I admired him deeply. The first Polish Pope since the 6th century. I was reading about how he could smell the burnings at Auschwitz as a very young man, and how he wanted to give his soul to God in exchange. There is too much to say about him and not enough silence for his reverie. He was a true voice of God.
Lord please welcome Pope John Paul II into your loving arms peacefully and let us be reassured that he is Home now, while we here on Earth mourn his Holy loss.
Rest in Peace Holy Father~
Rest in Peace Holy Father~
Though I'm not a Christian, it was very saddening to hear the news of the passing of such a righteous man. Elizabeth's very succinct comments about his background summed up who he was as the progressive leader of the Catholic church. He was the first Pope who embraced humankind without restriction and knew the genuine meaning of forgiveness.
He is now in Heaven rejoicing with our Lord.
For those left behind, this is a very sad day.
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Last night, I was checking the major news sources before going to bed (NYTimes, CNN, USA Today, and wishing I had a subscription to the WSJ) and they all said he was still alive. Lying in bed, I heard all the churches in town start ringing their bells. And, being in Florence, that's a lot of churches. It was sad, but didn't make me feel sad - it made me think it was more of a celebration of his life than a mourning of his death, if that makes any sense at all.
The thing that did make me sad, however, is the stupid 'mericans over the last few days saying things like, "Oh my gawd, wouldn't it be cool if the Pope died while we were here?" It made me 1) embarassed to be an American with people like these representing my country, and 2) want to grab them and shake them until their brains rattled.
Outside, there's an almost palatable feeling that something in the world has changed. Life is much more toned down today, than it has been since I've been here, and people seem just a little bit nicer. I'm a little sad, becasue I know in a few days, and maybe even tommorow, that feeling is going to fade away.
It is sobering, that such an admired and loved man is no longer in the world, but to those who have followed His word, they know he's in a better place. I'm glad that they can take comfort in that, and that the pope's suffering is over.
The thing that did make me sad, however, is the stupid 'mericans over the last few days saying things like, "Oh my gawd, wouldn't it be cool if the Pope died while we were here?" It made me 1) embarassed to be an American with people like these representing my country, and 2) want to grab them and shake them until their brains rattled.
Outside, there's an almost palatable feeling that something in the world has changed. Life is much more toned down today, than it has been since I've been here, and people seem just a little bit nicer. I'm a little sad, becasue I know in a few days, and maybe even tommorow, that feeling is going to fade away.
It is sobering, that such an admired and loved man is no longer in the world, but to those who have followed His word, they know he's in a better place. I'm glad that they can take comfort in that, and that the pope's suffering is over.
this is truely sad, the world has lost a good man, he's in heaven now, no more suffering,
I'm by far a religious person but I too felt a sense of loss. The world has lost a great legacy. You will me missed John Paul.
Mike you! thak you so much for sharing this so eloquently. I am afraid to fly so I never go anywhere and try to feel things through my mind instead...people...places...even light...and this was a wonderful moment to read that you are in Florence and so close.
