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[honetschlager]

im glad she died.
well. at least the pope's on his way as well.
but what will the media do once their both gone?
come up with something interesting to talk about?

bear

Comments

[kill_buddha]

It's not cool to talk about the pope that way...he has been one of the most influencial men of the 20th century...catholic or not, show a little respect.

[kill_buddha]

but if you ment it in terms of "at least hes not suffering anymore", thats cool :)

[its_hammer_time]

In what ways has he been influential? I honestly may not know, but was he influential beyond the sphere of Catholicism? Because I would say that, as a non-believer, an individual's influence and importance in affecting an organized religion which I support in no way, shape, or form and I might even say that I despise, that is no reason for me to respect him.
But, again, personally, I show respect in this situation simply too; but I choose to show respect because it's a man on his death bed, not because that man happens to be the pope.
So, I guess in all that I'm really just asking how the pope has been influential beyond the religion he oversees.
Yes I know, I am long winded.

[kill_buddha]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050402/ap_on_re_eu/pope_ending_communism_2

need I say more? Oh yeah, he was also a stand-up man. The first pope to come out and officially recognize the Holocaust on behalf of the catholic church and apologize for the indignities done to the jewish people, which the catholics ignored at the time.

[honetschlager]

alex said it for me

[knowonenos]

they're?

[mouthofpoison]

hi

[grindingmyteeth]

add? omg