“An
excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded.”
-
Pope John Paul II
I was
one of the few that trooped to Luneta Park
to check out Pope John Paul II. It
was for the Tenth World Youth Day
where at least seven million people
trooped to the place on January 15, 1995.
I was 13 then and at that point “Tell
the World of His Love” was feel-good music. At Luneta, I was one of those
people shouting “John Paul 2, we love
you” alongside different people of all social classes and all ethnic races.
I wanted to touch him, even just his popemobile because security was extremely
tight then but I can’t because the crowd was too thick. Before Pope Benedict XVI, he was the only Pope
I knew (and then catechism thought me that Peter
was the first pope of the church). I believe the Polish-born pope was genuinely
good. Well, I know all popes are good but there is something nice about JP2. He
has this aura of awesomeness attached to him and was well-respected especially
during his peak. He was one of the instigators for the fall of communism and at
the same time, JP2 have been to a mosque, has been blessed by a rabbi, and
protected the rights of the man who tried to assassinate him.
On May 1, 2011, Pope John Paul II was
beautified and the whole world tuned in to see the man who once emphasized on
the call to holiness by beautifying 1,340
people and canonizing 483 saints
to be venerated. I know the term beautification has nothing to do with good
skin or superb fashion sense but indeed the guy was beautiful. I heard he’ll be
a patron saint for the people suffering from the Parkinson’s disease. Hopefully he’ll be canonized as soon as
possible.
“The
future starts today... not tomorrow.”
-
Pope John Paul II
Game
on.
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