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  1. 3rd April 2005, 08:39 AM #1
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    Pope John Paul II 1920 -2005

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    Pope John Paul II, who helped topple communism in Europe and left a deeply conservative stamp on the church that he led for 26 years, died Saturday night in his Vatican apartment, ending a long public struggle against debilitating illness. He was 84.

    "We all feel like orphans this evening," Undersecretary of State Archbishop Leonardo Sandri told the crowd of 70,000 that gathered in St. Peter's Square below the pope's still-lighted apartment windows.

    In the massive piazza that stretches from St. Peter's Basilica, the assembled flock fell into a stunned silence before some people broke into applause - an Italian tradition in which mourners often clap for important figures. Others wept. Still others recited the rosary. A seminarian slowly waved a large red and white Polish flag draped with black bunting for the Polish-born pontiff, the most-traveled pope in history.

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  3. 3rd April 2005, 05:48 PM #2
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    May his soul rest in peace !!!
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    If anyone's interested I'm including a short bio of the Pope John Paul II:

    http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/pope/bio/early/
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  5. 4th April 2005, 09:29 AM #4
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    May his soul rest in peace in GOD's paradise.
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    The first pope who held a prayer inside a mosque.
    He was a man of peace according to Kofi Annan, seceratary General of UN. The world has lost yet another peace icon.
    May his tribe increase as his soul rests in peace.
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    May his Athama attain Mukthi.
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    Pope John Paul The Second was one of the greatest popes in recent history.He guided 1.1 billion catholics for about 26 years,defeated communism,brought about religious harmony and most of all showed us christians how to live as a good christian.His death to us is like that of loosing a father.Though he is gone, his presence will be felt for generations to come.
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  9. 8th April 2005, 06:35 AM #8
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    more than just recent history. i doubt if there have ever been more than 2 or 3 popes who have had more of an impact than john paul II.

    god rest his soul
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