The Pope's condition has worsened

[Decadence]

I'm not Catholic, I'm not even christian, but he was a great man, and while I didn't agree with every thing he stood for. He was a force for peace and weather or not your all that faithful, you do have to respect all the work the man did in the name of peace.

[TheShinje]

Pope John Paul II was a great man of God. He will be sincerely missed by both catholics and non-catholics alike.

JP2's legacy will be a hard act to follow, his papacy will be remembered for years to come.

[Citrus]

[SIZE=1][COLOR=Green]I was born in Tokyo, Japan and then raised in Beijing, China. I then moved here to Toronto recently. I am not Catholic, I am actually Buddhist. I was dumbfounded when I heard the pope had died. I did not knwo what to say since my friends were mostly all Catholic.

I was in a resturant when all the t.vs went black. Everyone was confused until they saw what flashed on the screen.

'Pope Jean Paul II has passed away. God Bless his soul" Some people burst into tears, an Italian woman seated next to us said "Unbelievable. He has gotten sick before but I didn't think it was going to be this time." she shook her head.

My parents not knowing much abotu the pope felt sorrow for the people around.

Even though I am Buddhits, God Bless the popes soul.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[Dirt]

[b]So, does anyone else think that Sinead O'Connor is probably feeling pretty pleased right now? (In case you don't know, she tore up a photograph of the pope on an American late-night talkshow, because she's from Northern Ireland)[/b]

[b]I mean, I'm Northern Irish (Protestant) so I have no real feeling for the man as a leader of the Catholic, but as a humanitarian, I believe the loss was great. We need more that believe in peace in this world.[/b]

[Gavin]

[quote name='Dirt][b']So, does anyone else think that Sinead O'Connor is probably feeling pretty pleased right now? (In case you don't know, she tore up a photograph of the pope on an American late-night talkshow, because she's from Northern Ireland)[/b][/quote]

[SIZE=1]Sinead O'Connor is definitely a weird one, and the less said about her "spiritual" beliefs the less confused we'll all be. She'll probably make a statement about it at some stage during the next few days, as her tearing up the Pope's picture happened about ten years ago, although I'm only going on what I've been told.

On a plus note, I've been watching SkyNews and many World Leaders across the globe, many of which aren't even Catholic have been saying truly wonderful things about the late Holy Father. I'm sure the Pope himself would be exceptionally happy that he has been able to inspire such good will and peace between people of all faiths over the course of his lifetime and papacy, and that they have said such great things about the man after his death.

On a small third note, even though I won?t quote what he said I'm quite happy that vile little "individual" Heezay will no longer be allowed make his comments on OB. [/SIZE]

[Lady Asphyxia]

[quote name='MistressRoxie][color=#9933ff][/color][color=#9933ff']I personally think of Pope John Paul II as a great man. I do not agree with many of his pro-life choices (I'm pretty liberal), but I respect his consistency and his perseverance, and setting an example for the church in his descisions.[/quote] [font=Arial Narrow][size=2]
[color=black]The Pope was a great man, no doubt about it. I think perhaps one of his strongest points was that he was able to bring both the conservative and the unorthadox factions of Catholicism closer together. His strict moral beliefs allowed the Conservatives to continue following him when a 'new-age' Pope would have alientated them, but his 'new-thinking' [I.e. the gathering mass with religious leaders from all over the word to pray for peace] also brought harmony within the world and encouraged a more liberal view of the Vatican for those who believed that Catholicism was too strict and prejudiced. He was a brilliant and kind man, and I think we and the rest of the world will find the loss even greater if the new Pope is not as diplomatic or charismatic as Pope John Paul II.

I am a Catholic by baptism and confirmation, but I'm not very religious and I rarely, if ever, attend church etc. I will be praying on my Rosary Beads tonight, however. Mmm. Hating to sound mushy, but we've lost a great man.
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[ForgottenRaider]

[QUOTE=Lady Asphyxia][font=Arial Narrow][size=2]
[color=black]but we've lost a great man.[/color][/size][/font][/QUOTE]
And possibly gained a holiday, at least for people still in primary and high schools. I believe it is tradition for Catholic schools to have a day off to morn the Popes death?

[Hevn]

[QUOTE=Lady Asphyxia][font=Arial Narrow][size=2]
[color=black]Hating to sound mushy, but we've lost a great man. [/size][/font][/color][/QUOTE]
[COLOR=Purple][SIZE=1]I agree to that.

You know I've always loved it everytime he raises his two fingers shakingly, or maybe when he raises both his hands and wave it to the people. :animesmil [/SIZE][/COLOR]