WE mourn the passing of Pope John Paul II.
His death is a cause for sorrow and anxiety. Sorrow, because the Pope was a well-loved and revered world leader and the shepherd of the Catholic faithful. Anxiety, because his loss may set backhis interfaith initiatives with other religious groups.
But, as so beautifully stated by one of the priests who was interviewed on CNN, the Pope's passing is also a cause for great joyfor persons of faith because it would onlymean that the Pope would finally be united with our Father in heaven. It is an event that the Pope himself was undoubtedly prepared for, and most likely even looking forward to, since man's true purpose is to live with God forever
— the God who loves us and gave us life!
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