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Pope John Paul II died on this day in 2005. What is your opinion of him?

A quick summary of his life and work, for those interested...

He was born Karol Wojtyla on May 18, 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. He was ordained a priest in 1946, after having trained in secret due to the Nazi invasion and occupation of Poland. In October 1978, he was elected pope at the comparatively young age (by papal standards) of 58 and had one of the longest reigns in history.

In his youth, he was known to be very pious and athletic, and loved theater. His mother died in 1929, then his older brother some time later. His father died of a heart attack in 1941. He participated in secret theater productions in order to keep Polish culture alive during World War II.

As a priest, he had a great love for theology and philosophy. After the fall of the Nazis, the Communists invaded Poland, for whom he was also problematic.

As pope, he upheld Church dogma on things like abortion, marriage, and sexual morality. He also helped bring about the downfall of the Soviet Union. On the other hand though, he traveled too much, approved some very bad appointments for bishops, and made the papacy into something of a celebrity.

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Catholic or not, what is your opinion of him?

It seems to me at times we give people every excuse imaginable to embrace weakness, and condemn those who project confidence and strength. Every one seems to have an excuse for everything these days, and we have all been socially engineered to make exception for them. Level of sensitivity these days for things that defies reason or common sense blows my mind honestly.

But then again it remains me of the saying that; "The meek (weak) will inherit the earth and they shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace."

This always makes me wonder what exactly they will inherit and for how long will it will last, when the strong are no longer around to defend them. Makes me reference my own personal saying;

"Rome fell because there weren't enough Romans left who still believed it was worth defending in the end. From there the world fell into chaos, were the strong took what they wanted and weak suffered what they must."

Seems like in American today things are reversed at times, were the strong are forced to endure what they must, because everyone else doesn't have to take any responsibility for themselves... there is no excuse or exception for being strong, its just a mentality.