The man who stood up to the Nazis, the Soviets, survived a Mohammedan assassination attempt, and saw, the assembly of an American political presence in Rome, and kept it all together, deserves whatever accolades befit him.
I had the priviledge of seeing Pope John Pual II in 1987. Never in my life did I think I’d ever get to see a living Pope. Now, it looks like I’ll be able to say that I have seen a future saint. The same goes for Mother Terresa whenever that honor comes her way.