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Monday

Apr 04, 2005 12:57

April 2nd was a sad day for many people - Pope John Paul II passed away...This man was a great icon for peace & humanity. He accomplished many things throughout his life - Diplomatic Rights between Catholics & Jews, the end of communism in Poland, the first pope ever to visit Israel & synagogues, Publically apologizing to Jewish people who ( Read more... )

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yukiko_emi7 April 4 2005, 17:28:04 UTC

Hmm...To be honest,I only got to know about him lately but I agree that he is an honorable man in all aspects...

Pope John Paul II, may you rest in peace....

tiger_ace April 4 2005, 18:32:28 UTC

I don't agree on that one.
Sure, I can't say that he wasn't honorable to some extend but all in all he wasn't that great. We could have had a better pope and I really hope there'll be some change now.
If you really want to know why I'm disagreeing about him being that great a being, first off I see that whole religious aspect in another light since I feel in no way related to the catholic church (or any kind of church or religion at all) and may even have some prejudices due to certain circumstances. BUT, I do know that this great pope opposed the use of condoms vehemently, resulting in AIDS spreading even faster than it was before because people believing in these teachings, teachings that hold absolutely NO value for a world like the one we're living in.
Also and that's one reason I feel personally attacked by the catholic church, John Paul II fought back ANY kind of improvements of the women's situation in the catholic church. He strictly was against women as priests ( ... )

sugar_recipe April 4 2005, 20:17:18 UTC

i see your points as well (that's why i stated that i didn't agree with some of his views as well - women as priests, opposing condoms/birth controls, same sex marriages) i also felt sorry for him the way he suffered (it breaks my heart to see anyone suffering from any forms of disease and illness)

but yes i'm hoping that the next pope will be more "liberal", possibly modernize the church and its views...but i hope that in terms of world peace, he'll continue in the old pope's legacy.

anime2727 April 5 2005, 20:07:26 UTC

It is sad that he died my parents really liked him a lot