A friend recalls last minutes of John Paul II's life. An account

[mdgspencer]

Saint John Paul II's death: A friend recalls the last minutes of his life

A once avid outdoors-man whose final years were marked by disability and suffering, Saint John Paul II witnessed to what it truly means to die with dignity, says a close friend who was with him until the end.

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“He also remembered how John Paul II, while on his deathbed, asked those who had come to say their farewells to read the Gospel to him.”

“‘Priests read nine chapters of the Gospel of John for the love of God…’"

 

[ConstantLearner]

I would expect nothing less from such a holy man, now a saint!

 

[Tis_Bearself]

This guy dodged the bullet so many times during the war, post-war and the assassination attempt, it was a miracle he lived to be old and die a peaceful death in his bed.

 

[EricF]

I watched a pretty good movie this past weekend about John XXIII. The end of his life was similar in many ways.