Saturday, April 02, 2005
Blessed Are The Peacemakers...
Karol Josef Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, Vicarius Filii Dei, is now nearing that moment that we must all, in time, approach. But what distinguishes him from most others is the affection, respect and love that he has inspired during his 26-year Papacy. He is an accomplished poet, linguist, philosopher, and has had a unique and tremendous influence on some of the pivotal events in the 20th Century.
He has lived his life with a level of personal grace that is almost unmatched. And that grace has moved him to bind the wounds between the Church and Judaism, and between Christendom and the followers of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). And to think that a mere solitary man could have such a healing effect speaks to his greatness in ways that, above all else, reminds us that he is a Christian man, and dedicated his life to walking the path of Christ.
So it is with abounding sadness that we now mark the final hours of this astonishing man. His life was exemplary, and serves, as he always did, as a model for our highest aspirations.
May our Catholic friends find this time of sorrow and loss eased by the knowledge that he lived his life well, and helped relieve the suffering of millions.
I offer these words in friendship and in respect.
May you find peace.
Karol Josef Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, Vicarius Filii Dei, is now nearing that moment that we must all, in time, approach. But what distinguishes him from most others is the affection, respect and love that he has inspired during his 26-year Papacy. He is an accomplished poet, linguist, philosopher, and has had a unique and tremendous influence on some of the pivotal events in the 20th Century.
He has lived his life with a level of personal grace that is almost unmatched. And that grace has moved him to bind the wounds between the Church and Judaism, and between Christendom and the followers of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). And to think that a mere solitary man could have such a healing effect speaks to his greatness in ways that, above all else, reminds us that he is a Christian man, and dedicated his life to walking the path of Christ.
So it is with abounding sadness that we now mark the final hours of this astonishing man. His life was exemplary, and serves, as he always did, as a model for our highest aspirations.
May our Catholic friends find this time of sorrow and loss eased by the knowledge that he lived his life well, and helped relieve the suffering of millions.
I offer these words in friendship and in respect.
May you find peace.
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