Saturday, April 02, 2005

The death of John Paul II

Got home this afternoon from some grocery shopping to find that the Pope died today at 2:37 pm EST.

I'm quite sad about this. More than anything, it makes me feel the loss of my grandparents acutely. It was the Polilsh-Catholic connection. During the World Youth Day mass in Toronto in 2002 the Pope talked about his age and sounded just like my Grandma.

I always admired the Pope for his commitment to peace and human rights. Also, I think his outreach to other religions was admirable and important.

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