[bd476]

He sure has. I was always fascinated with the idea of having a Pope as a child. We are Anglicans yet followed many Catholic traditions, such as not eating meat on Fridays, fasting before mass, etc.

When I heard that Catholics actually could eat meat on Fridays, I brought that up with my Mother. What kid wants to eat meat on Fridays?

LOL, my Mother's response was "Good for them. We will continue not eating meat on Fridays."







Thanks for all the fun Mother, and hope you're getting ready to meet the Wonderful Holy Pontiff. Thinking of you and Dad. Rest in peace.

[Petronski]

So sorry for your loss, btw. I sometimes forget how recent your mother passed on.

[lainie]

I didn't know you lost your mom. I'm sorry to hear that.

[Lauren BaRecall]

I do not eat meat on most Fridays. Many Catholics have been so poorly educated that they don't know that some sort of pennance must be performed on Fridays, whether it's abstention from meat or something else.

I wanted to tell you that I saw Pope John Paul in person, the last time he came to New York. He was riding in the "popemobile" and I was about 10 feet away from him, with no one in front of me to block my view.

I will never forget this: his white cassock looked whiter than any other material I had ever seen. There was actually a golden aura (for lack of a better word) around him. He seemed to glow in a beautiful, heavenly way. I have never seen anything like this before or since.

I was especially struck by the sight of him after communion. I could tell that there was real conversation happening between Jesus and the Holy Father, deep within his soul. I was impressed on another level with the reality of the True Presence of Christ, by witnessing this.