[Okies love Dubya 2]

As a lifelong Catholic, I vaguely remember JP coming to the Papacy when in Kindergarten. Basically, he is all I have ever known as Pope.

We all knew this day was coming, and it doesn't make it any easier. What makes it easier is the life he lived and the reward he has gone to. If JP didn't make it to heaven, I hate to think what my chances are :)

To my fellow Catholics, we must remember John Paul's favorite saying: 'Be not afraid.' I am definitely not afraid knowing what a leader we had in him, I am not afraid because I know he is enjoying rest from his labors, and I am not afraid because I know that my Savior still lives.

To all non-Catholics: thank you for your kind words. This was a man of God, and you don't have to be one of the faithful of the Church to see it. We mourn his loss, we celebrate his life, and we anticipate the future as we look forward to a new leader.

Well done, good and faithful servant, John Paul II.

[kstewskis]

To my fellow Catholics, we must remember John Paul's favorite saying: 'Be not afraid.'

Extending that saying to all Christians:

I have this image, with the saying "Be Not Afraid," hanging on my wall as a tapestry.

It means more to me today, than ever.

[Cronos]

As a lifelong Catholic, I vaguely remember JP coming to the Papacy when in Kindergarten. Basically, he is all I have ever known as Pope.

Same here. I was born some months before he came to the Papacy and he will always be my Pope.