Seany-izzle
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Originally posted by pissedoffsol@Apr 19 2005, 07:13 PM
name me 5 things the pope has done besides:
- be a "figure" people can look up to
- wave/say prayers
- be the pope
I can't name 1 thing. can you?
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why do you have to question everything. what im hearing is "fuck the pope, he isnt anything special, he hasnt done shit for anyone" and that my friend is beyond ignorance.
Pope John Paul II suffered from Parkinsons which makes it difficult for him to speak clearly. He is also unable to walk or stand, hobbled by hip and knee ailments and arthritis..just keep that in mind.
He has spoken more, traveled more, and published more things than ANY of the previous popes. His travels within Italy and to the 102 countries he has visited is more than all the past popes....combined. He brought together, for the first time i and many people can remember, Jews Christains Catholics and Protestants together in one of the, if not thee, largest religious gatherings ever. He survived an assassination attempt. He took it upon himself to say things, not have people say things for him. Vatican observes view him as being the biggest influence in the collapse communism and the berlin wall.
He was much more than accomplishments. Its what he stood for and what he did on a personal scale is what makes him great. Talking to more people, logging more miles than all the previous popes combined, visitng over 100 countries (and not just visit but speak), talking to youth groups around the world, touching every life he could.