[itssme]

defconw, no need to apologize for someone you support. I'm 73, and I've seen many Popes come and go. It is the first time in my life that I recognized a great man when Pope John Paul became Pope. If you haven't read anything about his life, I truly urge you to do so. Pope John Paul was one of a kind. I pray to him daily to help us in our need, as these are dark times for us all and our country, and for religion and the love of God.

[Ethan Clive Osgoode]

It is the first time in my life that I recognized a great man when Pope John Paul became Pope. If you haven't read anything about his life, I truly urge you to do so. Pope John Paul was one of a kind.

I agree with you about John Paul II. But I was here when JPII was alive and I saw how plenty of posters dragged him through the mud for being "liberal" or whatever they imagined. Keep that in mind when you read posters trashing Francis. For example this article begins by trashing Pope Francis, and then covers some ground trashing JPII: What on Earth is Pope Francis Doing?.