[Jthro]

Pope John Paul II is a great man who has touched the lives of many people of all religious persuasions. I don't believe that he will step down. His body may giving up on him, but his faith is as strong as ever and that is what is important.

[LarryLied]

There is a growing belief that the pope should resign,

Getting so sick of snide unctious editorializing. Who has this belief? How does the writer know it is growing? And what difference does it make anyway? If the writer wants to say the Pope should step down, he should get another job and become an editorial writer.