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Post by erufushia on Apr 2, 2005 21:05:43 GMT 1
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He died.
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What do you think about this, I think, GREAT Church leader?
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Post by Céline on Apr 2, 2005 21:24:43 GMT 1
May his soul rest in peace.
I was raised as a Catholic, but I'm not into religion and haven't been in a church for a long time (except for a couple of weddings and funerals), and I disagree with some ideas that the Catholic Church has been defending these past few years, but I really admired John Paul II for what he represented - that ideal of a better and peaceful world. Thinking about it, I actually considered him more as the "symbol" for peace than as the leader of the Catholic Church, and in that way I'll miss him. I was always amazed to see how much strength, courage and hope he was bringing everywhere he was going - even when he was sick and tired.
Now I'm really curious to see who will be the next Pope. In the divided and violent world we now live in, I think the choice of the new spiritual leader of the Catholic Church could become an important "political" choice and have quite some effect in some countries.
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Post by erufushia on Apr 2, 2005 21:30:55 GMT 1
I think the same... and hope, that it will be very good, not just good choice.
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Post by icyvicky on Apr 2, 2005 21:44:57 GMT 1
Since I was and am being raised very catholic (welll, my parents are from poland so that's natural) and my parents and I really admired him he's is in all my prayers and thoughts... I am so happy we got the opportunity to met him once last year, he's such an amazing person and someone everyone can look up at. May his soul rest in peace! I know he didn't want the people to be sad  but for me this will be hard... |
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Post by deedeelocks on Apr 2, 2005 23:08:53 GMT 1
not religious at all, but may he rest in peace...
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Post by Cairnsy on Apr 3, 2005 10:23:24 GMT 1
No catholic here and didn't agree with many principle things he/the catholic church represented or said, but still wished him a peaceful end...
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Post by Sunshine Lizzie on Apr 4, 2005 10:53:08 GMT 1
totally shocked and still can´t really talk about it, he was a very special person to me and I will miss him oh so much 
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Post by erufushia on Apr 4, 2005 18:45:43 GMT 1
Today in my school every class didn't have lessons. At first, we had a meeting on the gym and after that we went to the church... and when they turn on the copy of Pope's speaking I couldn't hanged on. I started crying... before that my friends were crying too and we have supported each other and we were praying all together. It was just beautiful.
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Post by Sunshine Lizzie on Apr 4, 2005 19:07:31 GMT 1
awww...  |
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but for me this will be hard...
