Today the Pope, John Paul II died. I remember being a child when he came to my country. I stood in a crowd of people who waited to see him pass by. I was ordered to wave as his car passed me. I waved not really knowing why this individual caused such a stir in our small Third World country. Now that I am older, thirteen years later, I understand. He cared about people and did what he could with his influence to change life for the better. He is the only leader who dared to tell the Western powers when they were wrong. Sure, it did not always work but he did it anyway. I do not agree with everything that the Catholic Church does, but I can say that the Pope deserves my respect for the exemplary life he lived.
I am grateful for having had the opportunity to know of him. He surely aimed higher as we all should.
May his soul rest in peace.
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