[rdl6989]

"I am not a catholic but this Pope will go down in history as one of the greatest Popes in history. He has spent his entire life in the service of others. " I have no doubt that the Church will be referring to him as Great (as in Leo the Great, Gregory the Great...) in a remarkably short while (for Church Time).

I'm not Catholic either, I'm Methodist, but I do respect the Pope greatly and am saddened by this news. Here is a link to a Bloomberg update mentioning septic shock. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=a37Nampa4t_0&refer=top_world_news

[SolomoninSouthDakota]

Thanks, I am at the verge of tears. It sounds like this is truly serious. My admiration for John Paul II is nearly unbounded.