I'll say this; his greatest legacy may be his anticommunist efforts in Eastern Europe. For that alone, I admire him.
Does it seem at all ghoulish that most of the media, including the blogosphere, has somehow allowed itself to be converted to Celebrity Deathwatch? Don't forget the attention being paid to Prince Rainier of Monaco.
You can completely disagree with the positions he took on social issues, and Joe is right.
The Washington Post is broadcasting the mass from St Peter's right now. While you can call it "Celebrity Death Watch", I find it very reassuring- the Italians do religion much better than we do.
On an april fools note, John Paul I death was the only time I thought people were joking when they told me somebody had died.
I feel like all the time I put in at CCD & confirmation classes allows me to say bad things about the Pope whenever I like. But I'll refrain.
Does it seem at all ghoulish that most of the media, including the blogosphere, has somehow allowed itself to be converted to Celebrity Deathwatch?
Yeah, but nobody does it better than Fafblog.
I admire no man who won't let a fag be a priest.