[ronald_reagan]

While I did not, of course, always agree with him, John Paul II was an admirable figure. The book by Malachi Martin (I think) about him was a good read.

Being a catholic sympathizer, and amateur apologist...... I should feel the same I suppose. But he was sooo anti-american sometimes that it made me sick. Especially towards the end of his life... but in his defense, he probably didn't have a clue what he was saying.

However, it is an open secret that he was 1/3 of the trifecta that brought down the Soviet Union. Which deserves tremendous thanks...