Peter's Basilica before his funeral on April 8. More than 3 million people waited in line to say good-bye to their beloved religious leader at St. Pope John Paul II died on April 2, 2005, at the age of 84, at his Vatican City residence.
He remains a being that is incomprehensible for himself, his life is senseless, if love is not revealed to him, if he does not encounter love, if he does not experience it and make it his own, if he does not participate intimately in it.” “As the family goes, so goes the nation, and so goes the whole world in which we live.” “The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.” “Never again war! Never again hatred and intolerance! This is the lesson taught by this century and this millennium which are now drawing to a close.” “When the light fades or vanishes altogether, we no longer see things as they really are.” “People are made for happiness.” “True joy is a victory, something which cannot be obtained without a long and difficult struggle.” “The world you are inheriting is a world which desperately needs a new sense of brotherhood and human solidarity.” “Even a tiny flame lifts the heavy lid of night.” “Although I have lived through much darkness, under harsh totalitarian regimes, I have seen enough evidence to be unshakably convinced that no difficulty, no fear is so great that it can completely suffocate the hope that springs eternal in the hearts of the young.” “Man cannot live without love.
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