[GreyFriar]

As I posted some days ago: Pope John Paul II’s accomplishments during his tenure and especially leading the fight against communism that ended up with the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the freeing of Easter Europe, is reason enough, for me, for him being declared a saint.

[NYer]

As I posted some days ago: Pope John Paul II’s accomplishments during his tenure and especially leading the fight against communism that ended up with the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the freeing of Easter Europe, is reason enough, for me, for him being declared a saint.

Agreed! An excellent film about those events will be airing this evening on EWTN, beginning at 7pm.

POPE JOHN PAUL II

Filmed on location in Rome and Poland, The late pope's life is traced from his youth in Poland to his last days as Successor of Peter. Witness how he touched millions of lives, defended human dignity and changed the face of the Church and the world.

It stars Jon Voight as the aged Pope JPII and Cary Elwes as young Karol Wojtyla.

Raymond Arroyo interviewed both actors about the study and work entailed in portraying the pope, especially the accent, parkinson's mask, etc. Do watchit, if you can, or DVR it for future viewing.

[Biggirl]

He is a saint that is so much is needed in the 21st century more then ever.

[Tax-chick]

Pope John Paul II was, of course, not the first to take an unequivocable stand for the sanctity of all human lives, but he was the key man, so to speak, during this latest resurgence of the Death Eaters.

There are no reasoned arguments that stand up against the positions he elaborated during his pontificate. There are only emotions, appetites, and, "Well anyway, you can't stop us from doing what we want."

[itssme]

There was something about Pope John Paul II that struck me from the first time I heard about him. His warm words of comfort, and his sincere, truly solemn demeanor when praying to Our Lord, so kind and gentle with his flock...in short, he calmed me and made me feel so good to be in his company. I read the history of his childhood and struggle during WWII. He was a regular guy with other worldly interests, but God's calling was stronger.

I miss him dearly.

[freedumb2003]

>>As I posted some days ago: Pope John Paul II’s accomplishments during his tenure and especially leading the fight against communism that ended up with the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the freeing of Easter Europe, is reason enough, for me, for him being declared a saint.<<

By those criteria, Maggie Thatcher and Ronald Reagan should be saints as well.

This is WHY the Church had the Devils Advocate — to ensure that the potential saint (I don’t know offhand the formal name) is seen through the lens of the entirety and not the rush to judgment of those enamored with the candidates.

This should take about a century at the least — not a few years.