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Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: The Most Infamous Pope in History? 2 years 1 day ago

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AFP: Christians in Holy Land celebrate John Paul II 1 year 3 weeks ago

Latin Christians marked Sunday's beatification of Pope John Paul II with services in Bethlehem, with Palestinian premier Salam Fayyad evoking the late pontiff's words "do not fear."
The current pope, Benedict XVI, bestowed the status of "blessed" on his predecessor the same day in front of a million people in a ceremony that puts the late pope one step away from sainthood.

Arrest the Pope? 1 year 32 weeks ago

I have to tell you that I was absolutely stunned, when I accidentally unearthed this popular story. The story centers around a wild-eyed Englishman, who had personal aspirations of finding a human rights lawyer, who would be willing to listen to his case against the pope. To my surprise, it seems rather apparent that this plan of Richard Dawkin’s, has been in the works for quite sometime now. Dawkin’s first came out publicly with his intentions against the pope, sometime last April. From what I can gather, Richard Dawkins allegedly wanted to have Pope Benedict XVI arrested during...

The Guitar Player So Good, The Pope Gave Him His Blessing 2 years 15 weeks ago

Tony began playing the guitar in 1985 after finding his fathers old guitar. On September 15,1987 Melendez played a special performance for Pope John Paul II. Pope John Paul II,visible moved hugged Tony and gave him his blessing. The Pope told Meléndez, “My wish for you is that you continue to give hope to others and continue in what you are doing.”

As of 2005, his band, Tony Meléndez and the Toe Jam Band, has a busy concert schedule. Meléndez gives motivational talks and has written a book.

It brought tears to my eyes. Please watch the awe inspiring video of Tony Melendez

Pope John Paul, proponent of Jewish-Catholic relations, beatified | JTA - Jewish & Israel News 1 year 3 weeks ago

Pope John Paul II, who made fostering Catholic-Jewish relations and remembering the Holocaust cornerstones of his papacy, was beatified at the Vatican.

John Paul's successor, Pope Benedict XVI, officiated at Sunday's ceremony -- the last step before canonization, or sainthood -- before an estimated one million faithful and a live broadcast audience of millions more around the world.