Pope John Paul II: a most beloved Pope

Today the Pope died.
I am not a Catholic but could still recognize the greatness in this man. He was loved by all faiths and the world will miss him. Pope John Paul II was a man of great personal courage and a love of the common man. When he survived an assassination attempt and later met with the Turkish man accused of that crime and he forgave him...I cried. Even though he had conservative views regarding women priests and abortion, he was a liberal concerning the death penalty. He did a lot for people with AIDs in those early days when many were still scared of the disease. I think people just felt like he really cared about them and how genuine that love was.
John Paul II will remain as one of the most beloved Pope's. The heaven's have just added another star to shine bright on a dark night.