Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

“The Catholic Church has lost its shepherd. The world has lost a champion of human freedom and a good and faithful servant of God has been called home,” U.S. President George W. Bush “We’re grateful to God for sending such a man ... a hero for the ages,” said Bush.

"Pope John Paul II was unquestionably the most influential voice for morality and peace in the world during the last 100 years," said Evangelist Billy Graham. "His extraordinary gifts, his strong Catholic faith, and his experience of human tyranny and suffering in his native Poland all shaped him, and yet he was respected by men and women from every conceivable background across the world."