It has been 4 days since the passing away of Pope John Paul. During the past few years we have come to see the slow, if i may use the word, disintegration of his bad health. Things just weren't getting any better and I guess the world noticed Parkinson's is not just any other ailment but its a slow killer. A man who has been a pillar for the church his entire lifetime was reduced to being taken around in his wheelchair and helped by his aides for everything that he needed to do. Things just could not get any worse. And come Saturday the 2nd we all heard about the passing of the Holy Father who uttered the words "amen" (so may it be done) as he breathed his last. What a perfect word for one of the most admired and respected international figures in the world. As the church gets into the rituals of finding his successor and getting the wheels in motion for all that follows we should really pray for the soul of our Holy Father who has guided the church through probably one of the most turbulent patches in history, that of societal change. Though the church had kept the prediction, of our Virgin Mother that the church would get into turmoil during the last past of the century, it actually did happen with the fiasco of paedophilic American priests.
Though his passing away has left many a tear in our eyes we should be happy that he had a peaceful death though with much hardships before. And for such a holy person what better than to have been given the strength to reconcile with God for whatever he may have in his heart during the season of Lent and celebrate the coming of our Lord at Easter right before his last days. This truely shows the hand of God on one of his best representatives in modern times.
May his sould rest in peace. Amen.
