As a 'fallen Catholic' I take solace in the way that the church views death.


It's not the end of a life.

It's the time to stop and reflect on the things that this soul accomplished.

As long as people remember John Paul II, he will never die.

His life and accomplishments are a template and the "bar" that is set for the person that follows in his shoes.

Imagine this...

The first non-Italian Pope in how many years?
How many languages he knows.
The most traveled Pope in history.
The leader of the last monarchy of the western world.
A man that is loved by many people in the world.
The people he has touched.

And how many other things he got done in 26 years???

It's not the time to mourn him,

It's time to be happy that he was part of the world.

A priest was on the television last night and he quoted a line from a magazine....

It had to do with a gathering of people that had gone to see JP II....

"Where else could you go and see one million people smile....."

Don't be sad.

There will be a point where you will stop, look at the people gathered for this man......

Then think of the love that enables so many people to gather in one spot, in peace.

That is what mankind should aspire to.