Well Lived, Karol Wojtyła...
April 04, 2005 @ 04:35 AMAs you all know, Pope John Paul II, born Karol Wojtyla, died April 2nd.
In all honesty, I’m too young to fully appreciate the majority of his papacy. But as I’ve been watching and reading over the last week I’ve managed to pick up a good deal of information about the man, and as anyone who’s watched him throughout the years probably knows, he was a good man.
Of course, as with anyone who holds a position of power, there are those who disagree with specific beliefs of his. I consider myself among them. But the Pope was a man who loved people, loved the church, loved Christ. And he demonstrated that love time and time again in service to Roman Catholics, and indeed to all men of good will as he would say, through his selfless serving and gracious heart.
From what I’ve read, the Pope has been ready to live with God for a long time, and while the world will mourn OUR loss, I - for one - am excited for his gain.
Well lived, Karol Wojtyla… well lived.