Pope John Paul II is sick -- very, very sick.
It's getting more evident with every public appearance. If he makes it to the end of the year, I'll be amazed. If he makes it to the end of the
week, it'll look like a major victory.
His passing will sadden me. For all the problems I have with religion in general, Catholicism in particular, and JP2's policies in detail, he has indeed been a force of nature such as the Church hasn't seen in an awfully long time. His early years saw him globe-trotting, meeting millions of people... heck, it reminds me of
( a funny story about my very first SF con.... )