Pope John Paul II, 1920 - 2005

There is nothing that I could possibly say that hasn't already been said. In particular, I am astounded at the respect with which he was held by the the leaders and people of other faiths.

"He was a thoroughly, radically committed Christian disciple who really believed, as he put it, that 'Jesus Christ is the answer to the question that is every human life.' The rest followed from that." - George Weigel.