We saw the movie John Paul II. This movie is portraying the major stations in the life of the late pope. It is a very interesting movie and put the life of the former pope into a very interesting light. I really like the pope in the movie even so he did not have much in common with the pope that I remembered. Instead of dismissing the movie it made me think. Maybe the impression I had from the pope through the medial was not as accurate as I thought. The movie might have painted a too favorable picture of him. I am sure the truth is somewhere in the middle. It is my sincerely hope that I can do some reading about him and maybe learn more about him. The movie really did inspire me.
I did read some of his writings and Encyclicals’ and they are very good. They are very difficult to read and understand, but they contain a lot of good thoughts. I sometimes wonder if our recent popes are not misunderstood by us, the common people. They are so intellectual and so highly educated that it becomes difficult to understand them.
God asked us to trust him. With the story of Thomas, the Bible sends us the clear message that we need to believe in God and not ask for proof. Maybe we need to start here in our world to give this trust to the people God entrusted his church to. Jesus said min Matthew 16:18: "I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.” John Paul II was a direct successor of Peter.
What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy? - Ghandi
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